Civil Society Temangalo land case dismissed

High court has dismissed a case that had been filed by three civil society organizations in which they were demanding court to declare the procurement process for purchase of controversial Temanagalo NSSF land by Amos Nzeyi and  Arma limited  null and void.

The High court judge Elidad mwangusha dismissed the case on the grounds that they did give the 45 days notice while suing and that by the time they filed the case land was not on the list of government supplies and that the transaction of Temangalo NSSF land had already concluded.

However, Judge mwangusha said that any transaction of NSSF property like land   in future must be open and transparent to the beneficiaries.

In 2008 the plat form for labour Action, Anti corruption coalition and civil society coalition on social security and pension Reform through their lawyer kakuru and company Advocates  filed a case and told the court that the procurement process for purchase of land at Temangalo contravened the public procurement and Disposal of public Asset of 2003 section 48.

They also told court that the purchase of Temangalo NSSF land did not demonstrate transparency; there was no open bidding and no value for money and the process was discriminatory since it excluded every body.

In 2008 NSSF purchased 414 acres of land at Temangalo in wakiso district from Amos Nzeyi and Arma limited at a disputed price amounting to 11 billion shillings which also prompted parliament to investigate the transaction but its report did not cancel the deal but it recommended the sacking of then managing Director NSSF Chandi Jamwa who is now in jail after court found him guilty of mismanagement of the NSSF money.

 

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