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Ssekandi is wanted before the Masaka district Ad hoc committee investigating the illegal allocation of 122 plots of land in the area.
Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has been summoned by the Masaka district land committee over his alleged involvement in illegal land deals in the municipality.
Ssekandi is wanted before the Masaka district Ad hoc committee investigating the illegal allocation of 122 plots of land in the area.
Kibra Ntensibe Manooti, the Probe Committee Secretary says Ssekandi was supposed to appear before the committee on Saturday last week but failed to appear forcing them to issue fresh summons for him this week.
Ntensibe says Ssekandi is wanted to appear before the committee this Saturday to explain queries concerning his acquisition of Baines Terrace located in Kizungu and Green Space opposite Stanbic Bank off Birch Avenue.
Ntensibe says they have already sent a copy of the summons to Ssekandi’s office in Kampala asking him to appear before the committee.
The VP could not be reached for comment on whether he will appear before the committee and to explain circumstances under which he acquired the disputed plots of land. But his press secretary, James Mututa told URN on Tuesday that the VP’s office had not yet seen the summons.
Achilles Mawanda, the probe committee chairman says the committee will look for him in his Kampala office if he fails to appear before them.
Mawanda says Ssekandi becomes the 10th official so far interrogated in relation to the illegal acquisition of plots of land in the Municipality.
Some of the other plots of land whose allocation is under investigation include Masaka Liberation Square which was allegedly allocated to Hotel Brovad, Masaka Municipal Chambers allocated to Brig. Silver Kayemba, Budukiro Children Center and Masaka Fort which were sold to Maj. Kenneth Muhairwe.
Reacting to the investigations, Mathias Mpuuga, the Masaka Member of Parliament called for immediate halting of land allocations until all the accused civil servants including Vice President Ssekandi are investigated by Inspectorate of Government.
Mpuuga claims that there are cases of multiple allocations of plots of land without following proper public procurement procedures.
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But Kassim Ssembajja, the General Manager of Hotel Brovad which is under investigations for illegally acquiring Masaka Liberation Square, has denied despite the fact that part of it has been fenced off. Ssembajja claims that the Liberation Square is simply their neighbor but they have not acquired it.
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It remains unclear who fenced part of the square.
Ssekandi is wanted before the Masaka district Ad hoc committee investigating the illegal allocation of 122 plots of land in the area.
Kibra Ntensibe Manooti, the Probe Committee Secretary says Ssekandi was supposed to appear before the committee on Saturday last week but failed to appear forcing them to issue fresh summons for him this week.
Ntensibe says Ssekandi is wanted to appear before the committee this Saturday to explain queries concerning his acquisition of Baines Terrace located in Kizungu and Green Space opposite Stanbic Bank off Birch Avenue.
Ntensibe says they have already sent a copy of the summons to Ssekandi’s office in Kampala asking him to appear before the committee.
The VP could not be reached for comment on whether he will appear before the committee and to explain circumstances under which he acquired the disputed plots of land. But his press secretary, James Mututa told URN on Tuesday that the VP’s office had not yet seen the summons.
Achilles Mawanda, the probe committee chairman says the committee will look for him in his Kampala office if he fails to appear before them.
Mawanda says Ssekandi becomes the 10th official so far interrogated in relation to the illegal acquisition of plots of land in the Municipality.
Some of the other plots of land whose allocation is under investigation include Masaka Liberation Square which was allegedly allocated to Hotel Brovad, Masaka Municipal Chambers allocated to Brig. Silver Kayemba, Budukiro Children Center and Masaka Fort which were sold to Maj. Kenneth Muhairwe.
Reacting to the investigations, Mathias Mpuuga, the Masaka Member of Parliament called for immediate halting of land allocations until all the accused civil servants including Vice President Ssekandi are investigated by Inspectorate of Government.
Mpuuga claims that there are cases of multiple allocations of plots of land without following proper public procurement procedures.
// Cue in: “There are a number of cases……”
Cue out: “…..prosecute the culprits.”//
But Kassim Ssembajja, the General Manager of Hotel Brovad which is under investigations for illegally acquiring Masaka Liberation Square, has denied despite the fact that part of it has been fenced off. Ssembajja claims that the Liberation Square is simply their neighbor but they have not acquired it.
// Cue in: “We have never participated……”
Cue out: “……they will not achieve anything.”//
It remains unclear who fenced part of the square.
