Ms Idah Nantaba, the Lands state minister, has rejected a police officer who was appointed by the Inspector General of Police to join her committee investigating land evictions. Ms Nantaba said Mr Fred Enanga, the new land police protection unit boss, has resorted to getting instruction from police chief Kale Kayihura other than the team. “He (Gen Kayihura) is using him (Enanga) to protect land thieves,” Ms Nantaba said. Mr Enanga, an assistant commissioner of police, replaced commissioner William Kototyo in June, after the latter was recalled to police headquarters. Gen Kayihura said he had recalled Mr Kototyo and his deputy, Mr David Ngobi, from the land protection unit because they had failed to advise the team on legal procedures which led to confusion, especially in Kayunga District. Gen Kayihura instructed Mr Enanga to join minister Nantaba’s committee, but the minister now says she cannot work with the officer. The Nantaba committee comprises of officers from the Judiciary, Lands ministry, army, MPs and police. Ms Nantaba’s latest decision comes on the backdrop of reports that she had apologised to the IGP after the two were involved in a public spat. But the minister on Monday denied she had issued any apology. Kayihura defence Gen Kayihura, in a press statement two weeks ago, said he had opposed minister Nantaba’s methods or work, including issuing orders for police to implement outside the law. The police boss cited one where the minister ordered that cattle belonging to a landlord on a disputed land be herded and sold in a market. It is not clear how Ms Nantaba’s committee will work without police representation but Mr Enanga is currently camped in Bbaale County, Kayunga and told a recent press conference at Kayunga Police Station that he was deployed by Gen Kayihura to investigate land wrangles. “Our investigations have yielded results. The land wrangles have reduced. Most land claimants in Kinamawanga and Kokotero villages have been resettled temporarily as investigations continue,” Mr Enanga said. He added that they have created safe passage for landlords who were often attacked by tenants on the disputed land.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 03:24:29 +0000
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