Sembabule: Lutunku Community Polytechnic Appeals to Museveni Over Land Grabbing

Management at Lutunku Community Polytechnic in Sembabule Town Council has called upon President Museveni to step in and save the institution’s remaining property from alleged land grabbers. The public institution claims that powerful individuals have illegally subdivided and occupied its land, leaving the school with a fraction of its original property.

Speaking about the ongoing encroachment, the institution’s Acting Chief Head Trainer, Ms Miriam Tworekirwe, stated that the school land situated on Block 83, Plot 23 along Sam Kutesa Road originally spanned six acres. However, due to rampant encroachment and unauthorized subdivisions, less than a single acre remains under the school’s direct control.

Reports indicate that portions of the contested property have also been leased out to individuals for agricultural activities, a practice that local administrators warn leaves the institutional boundaries increasingly vulnerable to permanent takeover by crafty speculators.

This incident highlights a growing trend of land grabbing targeting educational institutions and public facilities across Uganda. Similar encroachment cases have previously been reported at other institutions, including Sempa Church of Uganda Primary School, Kajuule Memorial Primary School, and Kiiso Church of Uganda Primary School, where playgrounds and gardens have reportedly fallen victim to private developers.

School administrators and local stakeholders are now urging the central government and relevant anti-corruption agencies to expedite investigations, cancel fraudulent titles, and restore sanity to public land management in the district.

Read more details from the Daily Monitor.