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‘Spirits tree’ along Kampala-Mpigi road demands Shs500m from UNRA before allowing Expressway to pass

Mubiru Ivan by Mubiru Ivan
10th March 2022 at 10:26
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‘Spirits tree’ along Kampala-Mpigi road demands Shs500m from UNRA before allowing Expressway to pass
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The Minister of Works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed that part of the construction works of Kampala-Mpigi Expressway have delayed due to some people who demand Shs500 million as compensation for cutting down a ‘spiritual tree’ along the highway so that the works can proceed.

Gen Katumba told Parliament on Wednesday that government through Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is trying to negotiate with the clan heads who claim that all their spirits are in that one tree but the talks are yet to yield fruits.

“We don’t take land without compensation an example is a tree along Mpigi-Kampala Expressway where one clan says all their spirits are in that one tree. They are asking for Shs500m and we can’t move. They have been offered Shs150m and they say it can’t appease the spirits,” Katumba told Parliament.

The Minister made the revelation while  presenting the Report on the delay in compensation of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project.

He further informed the house that the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway was supposed to commence in 2023 and this is highly dependent on the land acquisition.

Katumba also noted that any further delay in acquiring land will increase the cost of compensating the Projected affected persons.

 

 


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