Friday, July 26News That Matters

Tag: Kiryandongo district

British Investor Magnay Cited In   Land Grabbing Scandal

British Investor Magnay Cited In Land Grabbing Scandal

FEATURED, NEWS
By Our Reporter A filthy rich British agro-machinery investor identified as John Magnay, has been named in a land grabbing scandal in oil-rich Bunyoro region, where he allegedly evicted thousands of people from several villages, despite having acquired the disputed land under dubious means. Magnay, who claims he wants to start up large scale agricultural projects on the land under contention, was dragged to court over land  a few  months ago over grabbing and fraudulent transfer of ownership of land in Bunyoro sub-region. John Magnay's Police Bond A few days after being dragged to court, he was however released after  being granted a non-cash bail by the Chief Magistrates Court of Masindi, vide case file No.362 of 2020, arising out of Police case No. CRB/MCB48...