Bulucheke Sub County authorities led by the LC III Chairperson, Elisa Khawanga also claim that Kanyanya has started cutting down trees and harvesting crops belonging to the sub county. He says Kanyanya has started claiming ownership of the said land, saying they want him to vacate it.
Joseph Washitwaya
Kanyanya alias Wash, the self-styled King of Babukusu Kingdom in Bududa
district is facing eviction from a house and land belonging to Bulucheke Sub
County.
Kanyanya reportedly
signed a memorandum of understanding with the former Bulucheke Sub County Chief
and LC III Chairperson in 2016 to use the facilities at Shillings 100,000 each
month.
He has however, failed
to remit the rent, which has accumulated to Shillings 6million.
Bulucheke
Sub County authorities led by the LC III Chairperson, Elisa Khawanga also claim that Kanyanya has started cutting down trees and harvesting crops belonging to the
sub county.
He says Kanyanya has
started claiming ownership of the said land, saying they want him to vacate it.
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But Kanyanya claims
that the house in question was given to him by the former Sub county
chairperson when he was elected to lead the Babukusu Kingdom.
He dismissed
allegations that the land hosting the house belongs to the sub county.
According to Kanyanya,
the house was constructed by the British government in 1937 when Uganda was
still under the British protectorate for cultural heritage.
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Moses Wanambwa, an elder and resident of Bulucheke Sub County, says Kanyanya isn’t
their leader as he claims. He also observes the land in question belongs to the
sub county.
Bena Namono, a delegate in Inzu ya Masaba, the official cultural institution of
the Bamasaba asked Kanyaya to join them other than misleading Bududa
residents.
Elinesti Wayengela, the former Bulucheke Sub County LC III chairperson, says
they agreed with Kanyanya to pay rental fees of Shillings 100,000 monthly.
’’He used to pay but
there reached a time when he started saying he had bought the land and the
house,’’ Wayengela said.
Nelson Boyo, the O.C Bulucheke police station which is adjacent to the contested
land and house, says they had tried to talk to Kanyanya to pay up in vain.
Wilson Watira, the
Bududa District LC V chairperson, says the district has no agreement with Kanyanya
for the said land and house.
He said there is no way a person can be given land
if he/she hasn’t gone through the District Land Board.
Kanyanya declared
himself a King in 2012 amidst protests from InzuYa Masaba and various political
leaders.
