The Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises has today Tuesday August 2, 2016 given Margret Muhanga, the Burahya County Member of Parliament in Kabarole district an ultimatum for Friday this week to produce a land title for the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) in Bugolobi which they say she obtained fraudulently

MP Margaret Muhanga being cross-examined for her role in buying UBC land in Bugolobi at 10billion shillings which is public land

Margaret Muhanga was implicated among those who engaged in stealing over 23 acres of land that belong to the state broadcaster accord.
Muhanga through her lawyer, Joseph Kyazze,had earlier informed the committee that UBC sold the said land to a company Habour Group at tune of 11.5 billion Uganda shillings.

However, the company later went to court challenging the transaction and court ordered Habour Group together with Deo and sons company advocates who were in charge of the property by then to return the title to UBC.

According to the agreement, UBC was meant to compensate the group within 60 days but failed to meet the deadline and hence with the help of court bailiffs, the land was later sold to Muhanga at 10.5 billion shillings.

Simon Kaheru, the newly appointed managing director of UBC however informed the committee that they appealed to the Supreme Court which ruled that the land should be returned to UBC as it was acquired through fraudulent means.

This prompted the chairperson of the committee, on. Anita Among to direct Muhangi to return the land title by Friday.

Moses Kasibante, the Lubaga North Member of Parliament who also a committee member however argued that given the MP up to  Friday will enable her make that ‘title to change names like it was done in court before’.

He said the accused should instead produce the said land title by Wednesday.