{"id":41937,"date":"2022-12-21T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/sango-bay-estate-occupants-protest-eviction"},"modified":"2022-12-21T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:45:21","slug":"sango-bay-estate-occupants-protest-eviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/sango-bay-estate-occupants-protest-eviction","title":{"rendered":"Sango Bay Estate occupants\u00a0 protest eviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A section of residents in former Sango Bay Estate land in Kyotera District have sued the government over their pending eviction.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2021, the government embarked on reclaiming the land measuring 247 square miles for oil palm growing.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to create about 20,000 jobs for youth in Kyotera and Rakai districts.<\/p>\n<p>The disputed land that covers sub-counties of Kabira, Kakuuto, Mayanja Kyebe, Mutukula, and Kasensero had 10,000 residents, but government insists it only knows 300 bonafide occupants.<\/p>\n<p>Residents, however, claim they have land titles, which has prompted them to petition Masaka High Court to stay eviction until they are duly compensated.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Simon Kalende, a lawyer of the residents, said they have filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General and the Prime Minister and have also applied for an injunction to stop the government from taking over the land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c We filed a complaint against the Attorney General and Prime Minister and have asked the court to issue an injunction stopping the entire process,\u201d he said in an interview last week.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Julius Burore, the Masaka High Court Registrar, has given the Attorney General two weeks to file for response to the suit.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Victor Ndayiro, one of the affected persons, said it was unfair for government to evict them without compensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the start of the eviction, we attempted to negotiate for relocation or due compensation from government, but this has yielded nothing which has informed our decision to run to court to seek redress ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ndayiro added that after facing resistance from locals, the government deployed both military and police personnel who are patrolling the area .<\/p>\n<p>Mr George Bagire, a councillor representing Mayanja Sub-county, said they are challenging Ms Robinah Nabbanja\u2019s directive that requires residents to vacate without compensation .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have reliable information that government has maintained its earlier position of compensating only 300 residents who are said to be bonafide occupants of the 10,000 locals, something we don\u2019t agree with ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Nabbanja visited the area in April and gave residents one month to vacate the estate.<\/p>\n<p>Oil palm growing in Uganda is already taking place in the island districts of Kalangala and Buvuma.<\/p>\n<p>Early this year, State Minister for Lands Sam Mayanja visited Sango Bay and advised all squatters, including Mr Faustino Murengyezi, who claims to own 20 square miles to voluntarily vacate the estate .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am here to emphasize that Sango Bay Estate is government land earmarked to benefit the people of Kyotera. All titles on this land have been cancelled,\u201d the minister said then.<\/p>\n<p>about sango bay<\/p>\n<p>The first attempt by the government to take over the land was in 2012, but residents resisted eviction.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the Sango Bay land was housing a sugar estate owned by the Sharad Patel family. It also has four central forest reserves; Malabigambo, Kaiso, Tero and Namalala, which cover 60 square miles, an airstrip and a wetland (Ramsar site).<\/p>\n<p>A big chunk of the land is currently being used by herders as grazing ground.<\/p>\n<p>The government intends to use the land to expand the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. 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