{"id":55737,"date":"2023-09-20T11:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/minister-warns-soroti-officials-against-sale-of-public-land"},"modified":"2023-09-20T12:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T12:28:40","slug":"minister-warns-soroti-officials-against-sale-of-public-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/minister-warns-soroti-officials-against-sale-of-public-land","title":{"rendered":"Minister warns Soroti officials against sale of public land"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of Local Government, Mr Raphael Magyezi, has warned Soroti City authorities against engaging in the sale of public land.<\/p>\n

Mr Magyezi, who directed Soroti District Land Board to handover public land files within their possession to the city land board, warned that no one has the powers to sell public land unless authorised by the central government.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesist from giving away, leasing, exchanging or selling public land in Soroti City. The position of the government is that there is nobody with permission to sell, exchange or dispose of public land in Soroti City without permission from the ministries of Local Government, Finance and Parliament,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

The minister made the remarks in Soroti City at a thanksgiving ceremony organised at the weekend by Soroti City East MP Herbert Edmund Ariko, who was celebrating his victory in the July 2022 by-election.<\/p>\n

Mr Magyezi\u2019s remarks follow concerns that unscrupulous developers in Soroti are conniving with government officials to grab public land.<\/p>\n

He further cautioned developers against eyeing government land in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease don\u2019t make that mistake of buying public land in the city without my authorisation. I am taking this matter to parliament for approval, don\u2019t make a mistake even if the lease has expired, you will be buying air,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the land board does not have the powers or permission to either give out public land or change the user clause.<\/p>\n

Soroti City has big chunks of public land meant for recreational activities but it has recently been targeted by land grabbers.<\/p>\n

At the function, money was raised for the completion of the maternity ward at Moru Apesur and Kichinjaji health centre IIIs which were started by MP Ariko.<\/p>\n

About 30 MPs in attendance contributed Shs1m each towards the course, Mr Magyezi contributed Shs3m while Speaker of Parliament Anita Among contributed Shs30m.<\/p>\n

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