Tag: Land evictions in Uganda

By Keefa Nuwahereza While Uganda is struggling to come to terms with the disastrous effects of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Asian businessman Abid Alam is shamelessly destroying people's homes and gardens on Mubende district, so as to grab their land. We have learnt that over the weekend, Abid Alam hired a gang of over goons  who  destroyed several houses and plantations in Nalutuntu Sub-County in Kassanda South Constituency, Mubende district, before evicting helpless locals from their land. While commenting about this heinous crime which was committed in the presence of the area policemen who even provided security to the goons as they destroyed the property,  MP Simeo Nsubuga wrote thus on social media;"As we are in the quarantine to prevent the spread of covid19, On Sa...