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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Authorities in Masaka City have arrested a city official and a private developer over blocking a public road.<\/p>\n

Mr Martin Kigozi, the Masaka city planner and a developer who refused to disclose her identity were arrested on orders of the Masaka Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Mr Ronald Katende.<\/p>\n

His arrest was effected after \u2018shocking\u2019 findings from a supervision by the Masaka city roads committee headed by lawmakers Dr Abed Bwanika, Mathias Mpuuga and the city mayor MS Florence Namayanja.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee was astonished to discover a developer erecting a perimeter fence around one of the city’s recently opened roads, the Nulubaale Road,\u201d the committee said.<\/p>\n

The committee\u2019s lead Engineer Augustus Turibarungi said they wanted the planner to \u201cexplain the above situation after the city recently spent a lot of money on the roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Florence Namayanja and Ronald Katende with the roads committee team inspecting the erected perimeter fence around Nalubaale Road in Masaka City on June 10, 2022. PHOTO\/WILSON KUTAMBA<\/p>\n

Sources say when summoned, detained Mr Kigozi informed the committee that Nalubaale Road is not included in the municipal plan, insisting that the developer has a title and a plan she got in 2011.<\/p>\n

But Mr Turibarungi said: \u201cThe 1984 re-planning reconstructed most road systems and several previously existing roads were abolished, including this one, therefore it’s not my fault that someone is expanding his plot.”<\/p>\n

Even the developer’s plan, according to Mr Kigozi, is an old one from 2011, which he received from city officials at the time.<\/p>\n

A visibly infuriated city mayor Ms Namayanja accused Mr kigozi of \u201cplaying double standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The same people revoked a plan for 2019 because it was outdated last month and I’m now wondering how a plan from 2011 can be up to date,” she said.<\/p>\n

Dr Bwanika, who is also the head of the city roads\u2019 committee requested government to take action against Mr Kigozi and his team.<\/p>\n

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) Mr Mpuuga vowed action against diverters of development.<\/p>\n

“We will do all things humanly possible to stop anyone from sabotaging Masaka city development for personal benefit and we must begin with this city planner,” he said.<\/p>\n

The arrested duo was still at Masaka central police station by press time on June 10.<\/p>\n

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