Town Council, Kashari Dairy Farmers Cooperative Feud over Land

Rwanyamahembe Town Council authorities in Mbarara District and Kashari Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society are embroiled in a land dispute.

The disputed land is currently occupied by Kashari Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society which constructed a milk plant.   The land which measures one acre is located in Bwizibwera- Rutooma Town council, was allocated to Uganda Dairy Cooperation by the Government in the 1990s.

Alex Mutatiina, the Rwanyamahembe Town Clerk says the issue came to light after the council resolved to form an audit committee to follow up on all government property in the area including the land.

He says during the investigations, they found out the land and all property including the generator, the cooler, and dairy plant, belonged to the government. He also said that there are no documents to prove there was transfer of property.

//Cue in: “tukagira kanso aha…

Cue out: …ngu ebyo bikaturema.”//

The Chairperson of the committee Reuben Komunda says that members of Kashari Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, who are claiming the land have no documents to prove ownership. 

//Cue in: “abasheija tukabeta aha…

Cue out: …bakama beitaka bariho.”//

Rwanyamahembe Town Council Chairperson Peterson Kakuru says the current Kashari Dairy cooperative inherited what belonged to the then Uganda Dairy Cooperation-UDC.

According to Kakuru, they only allowed the cooperative to operate from the UDC property.

//Cue in: “the land belongs…

Cue out: …did not sell.”//

Adam Barigye, a member of Kashari Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society says they own the land since it was given to them by the then Dairy Cooperation.

//Cue in: “nabwekyo nabanitesa nti…

Cue out: …nakakiikoke you intorogate.”//

David Muleesa the Manager of Kashari Dairy Farmers Cooperative society questions the motive of the town council authorities. He adds that they have all documents of the land in question.