The Parliamentary Local Government Accounts Committee has quizzed Wakiso district lands officer, Gilbert Kasozi, over his failure to secure a land tittle for the district land even when he has been on this job for the last 10 years.

Aswa County MP, Regan Okumu.

Kasozi faced a hard time to defend himself before the Committee Chaired by Aswa County MP, Reagan Okumu, where he was summoned to answer queries in the Auditor general’s report for the financial year 2014/15.

MPs on the committee were surprised to hear from Kasozi that 70% of Wakiso district local government land is not surveyed and has no land tittle yet they continue putting physical structures like schools, health centers among others.

MPs said that this is how government land is stolen for lack of certified documents. Legislators who included;  Reagan Okumu ,Makindye East MP, Ibrahim Kasozi and Mawogola County MP, Sekabito Kitayimbwa also questioned the academic qualification of this land officer as all is captured in these proceedings in the committee.

The MP for Mawogola County in Sembabule district Ssekabiito Kitayimbwa noted that the issue of grabbing government land is on the rise and in most cases the government loses lots of money in compensation for the land owners on which structures are put illegally.