Uganda: Kampala - Construction Takes Over As Demand for Land Escalates

7 September 2009

Kampala — THE 50-metre tarmacked stretch of road connecting the usually traffic-laden Lourdel and Yusuf Lule roads is part of the prime land on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala City that Mayor Nasser Sebaggala, together with some of his staff and officials from the Uganda Land Commission (ULC), sold to private developers.

This has enraged city councillors who, in an emergency meeting recently, expressed ignorance about the deal and promised an inquiry into the matter. Some say since they were not consulted over the transaction, Sebaggala and his cohorts should be investigated by the Police for breaching the law.

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