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 The affected families are from Kitoba, Kihweeza, Nyakafunjo, Kisonde, Kiryangobe, Bukwaara and Rwampanga. One Richard Juuko, a Hoima and Kampala resident, claims ownership of the land measuring approximately 100 hectares, and the residents, some of whom have occupied the same since 1930 are questioning his ownership.

They are feuding over a piece of land measuring approximately 200 hectares with George Kwemara Ssetanda, a tycoon in Kakumiro and Kampala respectively who is equally claiming ownership of the land.

Elias Bin Kalili, the LC I chairperson of Hohwa village wants the government to intervene and investigate the circumstances under, which the tycoons acquired the titles without the consent of the residents.

It is alleged that the three family members have been threatening Bahuma with forceful eviction for the past three years. This prompted her to seek help from the Kikuube Resident commissioner-RDC, Amlan Tumusiime.

The residents are facing off with businessman Francis Kaahwa, who is said to have illegally acquired a title for the contested land measuring about 1,800 hectares. The residents say that they learnt about the transaction in 2019 and wondered how Kaahwa acquired a title on the land that many of them have occupied since the 1960s.

Julius Mwesige,60, a resident of Kisita village, says that he has been a resident of the contested land since his birth. He wants the authorities to investigate how the veterans acquired a title for the said land without their consent.

According to Kalungi, after spending four days in the cells at Kiwoko police stations, officers from the Land Protection Unit coerced him to sign an agreement admitting that he unlawfully bought the land and accepts a refund of the Shillings 1,270,000, which he used to pay for the land 12 years ago.

Members of Parliament have tasked Government officials to explain plans to pay for land occupied by other individuals instead of only paying the demolished St. Peter Church Ndeeba.

Uganda Wildlife Authority on December 15, embarked on the eviction of over 780 people from 60 square km of Moru Alokwangat game reserve which straddles Abim, Kotido and Napak districts. The encroachers are reportedly from neighbouring Teso districts.

The officers were seen this morning recording statements from some of the affected people at Katerega Catholic Church. The affected families were brutally evicted from their homes by bailiffs from Maji Moto Auctioneers and Court Bailiffs in February this year.

The families were in February this year evicted from the land measuring about two square miles, covering four villages of Rwensambya, Rwenjubu, Rutukuma and Kisuga.

In her testimony on Monday afternoon, Kigozi, a resident of Kirangira Zone A in Mukono Central Division in Mukono district, said on January 22nd, 2018, two police pick-ups carrying officers raided her home on Banobas directives claiming that she had failed to compensate the businessman with Shillings 30 million as damages for trespassing on his land.