The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) says that it’s battling court cases for the industrial parks land caused by double allocation of land to investors by the Uganda Lands Commission.
The Director UIA in charge of small land Medium Enterprises Division, Basil Ajar, told the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry chaired by the Bulamogi MP, Keneth Lubogo, which investors are fighting each other in courts over land which was caused by the Uganda land commission when it gave the same piece of land to more than one investor.
Basil Ajar also disclosed that the development of Namanve Industrial park is behind schedule over inadequate funding for infrastructure development in this desired park.
He says that the Uganda Investment Authority requires 500 billion shillings for Namanve Industrial park infrastructure development to provide water and sewerage, electricity, roads and telecommunication facilities but it’s given only 5 billion shillings per financial year which cannot push the Authority fast so as it’s utilized to the maximum by the investors.
