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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The proprietor of Mestil Hotel and Residences, Ms Janet Kobusingye, yesterday stunned the committee investigating the Nsambya railway land deals when she said the key documents detailing how she acquired the Naguru land, that was swapped for the one in Nsambya, got burnt in a fire.<\/p>\n

Ms Kobusingye made the revelation while appearing before the parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) chaired by the Nakawa West MP, Mr Joel Ssenyonyi.<\/p>\n

The Ssenyonyi-led committee is inquiring into how the current occupants and developers of the Nsambya land that previously belonged to the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) gained ownership of the said land.<\/p>\n

This is the second time Ms Kobusingye is appearing before the committee to explain how she acquired the four acres of land part of which houses Mestil Hotel.<\/p>\n

The first time she appeared before the same committee was in November last year when lawmakers sent her back demanding she presents clear documents regarding ownership of the land.<\/p>\n

But yesterday, the Mestil proprietor told MPs that the original land purchase documents including those for the 5.8 acres at Nakawa-Naguru estate were burnt in a fire that gutted her offices on Plot 28 Nakivubo Road, downtown Kampala.<\/p>\n

\u201cWay back we got a problem and my property downtown got burnt including the documents. Most of my important documents like receipts got burnt,\u201d Ms Kobusingye said.<\/p>\n

She, however, could not state the exact date her offices were burnt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was 2014, I don\u2019t remember very well. I think it was a problem of the power circuit or something like that,\u201d Ms Kobusingye said.<\/p>\n

She added that the documents that were burnt include the land sale agreements and payment receipts, among others.<\/p>\n

In reply, Mr Ssenyonyi wondered how his committee would arrive at a conclusive position over who the rightful owner of the said land is.<\/p>\n

Ms Kobusingye immediately referred the committee to the Kampala District Land Board (KDLB) reasoning that she had procured the land from the board through the late Francis Kakumba.<\/p>\n

Kakumba died of coronavirus disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Kampala Land Board are the right people who you can trace [the land documents]. They are still in existence to tell you how they sold that land,\u201d Ms Kobusingye said.<\/p>\n

Ms Kobusingye is said to be among those who purchased the 5.8 acres of the Naguru land.<\/p>\n

She is reportedly among those that were affected when government relocated occupants of the said land to pave way for development.<\/p>\n

Government later resolved to compensate the project affected persons with land at Nsambya that previously belonged to the URC.<\/p>\n

Late last year, as the URC management interfaced with the committee, it emerged that no money had been remitted to the corporation for the Nsambya land.<\/p>\n

To this end, the committee has since questioned with some of the persons who benefited from the swap.<\/p>\n

Even when Ms Kobusingye failed to avail the required documents, the lawmakers tasked her to trace for duplicate copies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly must get to the bottom of this matter because this is a public matter. So we are insisting that you find us some documents showing transfer of ownership,\u201d Mr Ssenyonyi told Ms Kobusingye.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. The proprietor of Mestil Hotel and Residences, Ms Janet Kobusingye, yesterday stunned the committee investigating the Nsambya railway land deals when she said the key documents detailing how she acquired the Naguru land, that was swapped for the one in Nsambya, got burnt in a fire. 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