Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and the residents of the ghetto zones of Mulimira, Kisenyi and Old Kira Road who face the threat of eviction from a disputed piece of land in Kamwokya, Kampala, are divided about what action to take.
Some say they are willing to hold talks with the landlord; others are ready to use legal means, while another group will battle it out if they are evicted.
Bobi Wine has however said that the eviction threat against his building is targeting him because of his political status.
Last week M/s Pearl Hope Investments Limited, through Lubega, notified Mr Kyagulanyi and others in separate letters about the planned eviction.
At least 400 families in the ghetto zones of Mulimira, Kisenyi and Old Kira Road are under threat. The disputed land, measuring about 26 acres, is located on Block 213 Plots 20-78, while other plots are marked as 1979, 20186, and 1977.
But Bobi Wine says he is occupying the land legally as he bought it, and accused his political enemies of victimizing the other residents.
“The innocent people are suffering because Kyagulanyi is involved. I will fight for the people. None of us is staying on this land illegally; I bought a plot and bought the land. I am sure many of us did that or at least did one of them that means we are legally here,” he said.
“We have decided that the leaders and residents of this land meet the landlord and find out what he exactly wants to hear from us,” he added.
During the meeting convened by local leaders, Mr Kyagulanyi reassured his fellow residents that there would not be any eviction before the courts of law’s pronouncement on the matter.
Bobi Wine is accused of buying the land from one Gladys Nanyonga without the consent of the landlord.
However, Mr Moses Kiggundu of Matovu and Company Advocates, the law firm representing Hope Investments Ltd, said the matter should not be politicized.
“Most of those people who are claiming to be having land titles, including Bobi Wine, are holding fake documents. We cannot evict anyone in seven days; let us not make this a political matter. We are asking them to come and verify their titles and those who don’t have can get,” Mr Kiggundu said.
