Land grabbing splits Mbarara City North Leadership as Kyabwisho, MP Rukaari’s war escalate

After receiving that petition, on 10th January, MP Rukaari also extended his efforts and petitioned the office of Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke , Head of Anti-Corruption Unit informing him about the abuse of office by the area land Committee Mbarara City North Division. In Rukaari’s petition he mentioned that on the 15th April 2020, the Chairperson of Land committee Mbarara City North Division forged the signatures of his committee members to effect land transactions for land situated at Kibwera Cell, Nyakinengo ward. He added that the Chairperson’s forgery consists of a high level of abuse of office of authority entrusted to a  public leader which should be investigated and the culprit be held accountable.

A few days after Rukaari’s Letter to the head of the Anti-corruption,  Mayor Kyabwisho started the war against Rukaari, he immediately petitioned the president of the republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni challenging Rukaari’s letter that he was intending to sabotage land titling in Mbarara City North.

In his letter, Kyabwisho told the president that the area MP who should have been at the forefront of helping especially on critical issues within the division because of his position as MP and member of CEC, local politics have instead consumed him and is trying to divert the division leadership from securing land titles by writing basless letters to IGG, Statehouse Anti-corruption unit.

He also mentioned in his letter that he expected the good MP to have brought these very agencies to help the division leaders sort out the issues of Rwenjeru South (Rwakabiko) where 114 hectares of land with over 100 homesteads were bought by the government but instead the bonafide beneficiaries have never occupied this land but rather are being harassed, imprisoned day and night by  Land Grabbers. He added that most of government lands were grabbed and shared by the previous leaders of this division and the efforts of the current regime to secure land titles for the remaining lands are being sabotaged by the area MP in collaboration with some councilors. Kyabwisho revealed that the issue of Kibwera water booster land  that measures approximately 102 by 126ft is under surveying and is safe, secure and it was donated to National water and sewerage corporation for water expansion in the neighboring villages by council resolution.

“Let MP Rukaari not dare to intimidate us, he has not secured any public land in Mbarara City North instead he aids the land grabbers. Why is he much interested in such a minor case yet we are the ones as the division leadership ensuring that all government lands are titled. He has started his political games but he will not manage. I am the custodian of public lands in Mbarara City North and  I will die on protecting them” said Kyabwisho, Mayor Mbarara City North Division.

Benon Kajubi, one of the Mbarara City Land board Bosses told this website that MP Rukaari did not do due diligence about land matters in Mbarara City north as a result of why he is colliding with the local leadership of Mbarara City North Division. More so, Kajubi accuses Rukaari for disrespecting the City Land Board. He says that Rukaari, before he involved himself into the scandalous land grabbing issues in Mbarara City North Division he should have consulted the City Land board to get the status of lands in dispute.

“Rukaari made a very big mistake of rushing to write to the head of the Anti-corruption Unit before he consulted us for a clear picture about the fate or the status of lands in Mbarara City North Division and the entire City. We had very vital information about Kibwera water booster land, as City Land Board we already have the file  about that land and we are in the process to give it approval for a land title. In my view, the Area Member of Parliament is just playing politics to forge support from the ground” said Kajubi

Julius Ashabamukama, the Chairperson Land Committee Mbarara City  North Division says that as the committee, they surveyed the land of water booster and the one of  Bruce whom they say he alleged encroached on that land and they recommended the application from the Mbarara City North Division but there was no any forgeries made by the committee. He said that these issues about Kibwera water booster Land involves a lot of politics geared by the area MP Rukaari.