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Uganda: Lubaga RDC, Councillors in Row
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The Monitor (Kampala)
15 May 2008
Posted to the web 14 May 2008
Joseph Miti
Lubaga
The bickering between Lubaga Division RDC Zaina Muwonge and the division councillors has intensified with the latter accusing the RDC of fuelling land disputes in the division.
The squabble started when a host of councillors, particularly from opposition parties, told a stormy council meeting last Friday that Ms Muwonge was using her office to illegally evict bona fide residents in the division.
They also accused the RDC for conniving with the Police to harass members of the opposition in the division. "Wrongful evictions of residents have tremendously increased since Ms Muwonge replaced Mr Bamwine [Fred] as division RDC," Councillor Titus Ntume (Mengo Parish) told the council.
His words were supplemented by Councillor James Ssekidde (Ndeeba Parish), who alleged that the RDC has masterminded several arrests and detentions of opposition members.
He said they (opposition members) are normally detained at Nateete Police Station and tortured by officers at the station.
However, Ms Muwonge dismissed their (councillors') claims, saying they were baseless.
"Those are concocted stories based on politics. How can a councillor stand before the council meeting and verbalise false information?" Ms Muwonge asked in a telephone interview with Daily Monitor on Monday.
Ms Muwonge said since she assumed office as RDC, she has never issued any eviction orders. She said members of the opposition are using her name to gain popularity.
But Mr Ntume insisted that the RDC has ordered several residents in his parish to vacate their land.
Citing a land dispute at Wakaliga Zone B, Mr Ntume alleged that a team of over 50 men armed with pangas and clubs attacked and evicted five families from Plot 121 Block 17, reportedly on orders of Ms Muwonge.
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Interestingly, the land in question had a standing court injunction issued by Mwanga II Court barring any possible evictions. However, Ms Muwonge denied any involvement in the said land dispute.
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