Speaking in a meeting chaired by Mubende district LC V Chairperson, Michael Ntambi and Buwekula Member of Parliament, Museveni Ndooli at Kiteredde village on Wednesday, residents accused Dr. Rwacumika of conniving with the police to force them to sell their land with threats of evicting those who refuse to comply.
More than
300 families in Kiteredde village in Busenya parish in Kalonga sub-county in Mubende
district have raised fears of eviction from their homes by Dr. Kaburankuba
Rwacumika.
They claim
that Dr. Rwacumika has started fencing off their land in preparation to evict
them.
Speaking in a meeting chaired by Mubende district LC V Chairperson, Michael
Ntambi and Buwekula Member of Parliament, Museveni Ndooli at Kiteredde village
on Wednesday, residents accused Dr. Rwacumika of conniving with the
police to force them to sell their land with threats of evicting those who
refuse to comply.
Jafesi Ndyabakire, a resident of Kiteredde village says that he bought a piece
of land beside his farm but Dr. Rwacumika came and took the land claiming
that it belongs to him.
//Cue in: “Ate wano nawagula…
Cue out…ayisizaamu line.”//
Florence Namusisi says that Dr.
Rwacumika told them that they trespassed on his land despite the fact
that he lacks proof to back his claims.
//Cue in: “Bwemba sagala kuguza…
Cue out…agenda kutwalawo wonna.”//
Emmanuel Kabanda, another resident accused Dr. Rwacumika of using security forces to compel them
to sell off their land.
//Cue in: “Kubanga oyo GISO…
Cue out…mugenda kuvirawo bwerere.”//
Mubende District LC V Chairperson, Michael Ntambi has asked residents to apply
for titles of their land for their safety.
//Cue in: “Eteeka lyettaka…
Cue out…odduka olagawa.”//
The Buwekula area Member of Parliament, Museveni Ndooli has asked residents not
to fear but prepare to fight for their land.
//Cue in: “Njagala basaba ekintu eki…
Cue out…abakulembeze tubayambe.”//
In his defence, Dr. Rwacumika says that some residents together with the
village chairman approached him requesting him to help open his boundaries
claiming that they had entered his land. He says that they all gathered and agreed
on the boundaries but they have now turned against him.
//Cue in: “Abatuuze bonna nga ne chairman mwaali…
Cue out…what's wrong with their honesty.”//
Dr. Rwacumika also denied claims that he is forcing residents to sell off their
land, saying many of them approach him offering to sell their land.
Mayengo Godfrey
Freelancer