On Wednesday, the Kasese High Court Deputy Registrar, Ivan Nkwasibwe announced the judgement date after visiting the locus and having a close discussion with both parties.
The High Court in Kasese has set Thursday as the day in which it will hear a land dispute between Unique Valley Primary School and Nyakatonzi Cooperation Union
Limited.
On Wednesday,
the Kasese High Court Deputy Registrar, Ivan Nkwasibwe announced the day after visiting the locus and having a close discussion with both parties.
He however
asked the parties to be open amicably noting that the wrangle doesn’t
only affect them but also disrupts learners' and parents planning.
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The school
situated in Kasese town was early last
week ordered to shut down immediately following a dispute with its landlord,
Nyakatonzi Cooperative Union.
The Kasese Municipality town clerk, Geoffrey Bamanyisa ordered the closure of the school, saying that during the inspection that was done at the school, it was discovered that the school does not meet the basic requirements and minimum standards stipulated by the Ministry of Education and Sports.
The dispute revolves around ownership of the land
on which the school is built.
Nyakatonzi Cooperative Union claims to have
leased the property to the school, but the school administration has failed to
pay rent for the past eight years, resulting in arrears amounting to 90 million
shillings.
Bureau Chief
Basaija is a graduate of Uganda Christian University (UCU-Mukono) holding a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication.
He is a currently pursuing a fellowship in Gender Communications at Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications Nairobi, Kenya and expected to graduate in 2025.
He also boosts of numerous training's in the journalism arena.
Before joining URN, he had served as documentation support personnel, radio presenter and a news editor.
Basaija is also a social critic and
