Government told to secure land belonging to schools

Nabagareka Primary SchoolMembers of Parliament have demanded that government secures land belonging to schools.
The legislators who include Theodore Sekikubo, Moses Kasibante, Joseph Sewungu and Noemi Kabasharira  while appearing before the probe committee on illegal demolition of schools in Kampala chaired by Buvuma Member of Parliament Migadde Ndugwa said that government should have land titles for all  government schools  to stop their illegal demolition.
The Member of Parliament for Kalungu West Joseph Sewungu and Moses Kasibante said that the Ministry of Education should explain why it has failed to obtain titles for the schools.
The Members of Parliament also questioned why most of the schools do not have playgrounds yet this is a requirement for setting up a school
In a related development the committee has ordered Kampala City Council Authority to pull down the fence on the former land of Nabagereka Primary School.
Members of Parliament and KCCA agreed that this land was fenced off illegally and the Executive Director KCCA Jenifer Musisi assured the legislators that the directive will be effected before Easter day.
The Commitee barred KCCA from approving the building plan for possible structures on the former Nabagereka primary school land.
The Members of Parliament also ordered KCCA to evict all encroachers on Nateete Primary School, Nakasero primary school and Kawempe Muslim Primary School land.
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Jenifer Musisi told that committee that land of about 75 schools in Kampala is under threat in the land grabbing wave that has swept the country.
KCCA pleaded with the  committee to prevail over Uganda Land Commission and stop the commission from dishing out school land.

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