Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is facing eviction from a disputed piece of land in Kamwokya.
It’s reported that Bobi Wine acquired the land on which his house sits on illegally.
Ms. Pearl Hope Investments Limited through his lawyers of Lubega, Matovu and Company advocates has written to Bobi Wine, ordering him to demolish his Ssemakokiro Plaza within seven days, alleging that he bought the land without the consent of the original land owner.
The landlord accuses Bobi Wine and others of trespass and has, therefore, given them seven days to vacate or be forced out.
In a letter dated March 11, Pearl Hope Investments Ltd also wants 400 residents occupying Block 213 Plots 20-78 evicted, saying they acquired the 24-acre piece of land wrongfully. The land covers Mulimira, Kisenyi and Old Kiira Road zones.
“You went ahead and demolished the old premises thereon. You erected Ssemakokiro Plaza on the land wherein you have your recording studios and other activities. As you may appreciate, you are purely a trespasser on our client’s land, our client on purely humanitarian grounds gives you a notice of 7 days within which you should remove your developments as they constitute a nuisance therein,” the letter reads in part.
A copy of the title shows Musa Musisi as the first registered owner in 1957. He transferred it to Joseph Kagumba in 1996, before Samuel Kasoma getting it in 2003 and eventually Pearl Investments in 2006.
According to the Daily Monitor, Bobi Wine said his lawyer, Benjamin Katana, was handling the matter. Mr Katana could not be reached immediately. But Bobi Wine’s brother Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, alias Chairman Nyanzi, said the legislator whom he described as a kibanja holder genuinely acquired the land.
“He bought from a former Kibanja holder and he duly paid the seller. The claimants are being frivolous and they will hit a snag,” Mr Nyanzi said.
