Nakagere Muslim Primary School in Goma division is in trouble after Mukono municipality authorities discovered that the land title was surrendered to a money lender as collateral security by the landlord, Haji Salim Busuulwa.
The land in question was offered by Busuulwa’s late father, Hajji Musa Ssewakiryanga Nyamayalwo for the establishment of Muslim projects such as a mosque, hospital and government-aided school.
However, he passed on before surrendering the titles.
Busuulwa, the son of the deceased authorized the construction of the projects through written agreements but withheld the titles.
According to the town clerk Godfrey Kisekka, his predecessors embarked on the construction of two blocks comprising three classrooms each on the land before securing a land title.
Kisekka reveals that they have been struggling to recover only the playground in the municipality that was fenced off by Denis Angura, only to learn that the land title is in possession of a money lender.
He has called upon the Ministry of Education and Sports to intervene and assist them to save the school land. The municipality spent over Ugx 68 million in construction of the classroom blocks.
“It i is meant for the poor people, and we can’t allow to grab a community land, to grab a community playground and even deny us access to construct more staff houses and buildings on the school,” said Kisekka.
However, Busuulwa has asked the municipal authorities to remain calm, saying the land was never sold, so the titles can be recovered.
He went ahead to assure them that he wouldn’t embarrass himself by selling the land that his late father donated for the projects.
Busuulwa also emphasized that the land titles will remain under his custody as the heir since even his father didn’t surrender.
Buusuulwa’s family members have revealed that he borrowed close to Shs 80 million, surrendering the title as security.
Some of the community members insist that the sons of the late Nyamayalwo have failed to uphold his dream of boosting education services in the area by conniving with local leaders to sell off the land hosting public projects.
They also blame the town clerk for setting up developments on the land without a title. Abasi Kyotega, one of the residents wonders why it has taken so long for the municipality to transfer the title into their names. The area LC I chairperson, Isaac Muwaga says that he is aware that the landlord sold off the playground, adding that the land agreements are legal.
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