Hi Caleb, Thanks for this information and guidance on what to do. For me the resolution is long drawn that we cannot allow people to interfere with the acquisition process that was already on-going. What is the take of Arua Municipal Council on this? For me as a member of WNF I suggest we immediately give instructions to our lawyers to seek court injunction to immediately cutail the recent developments and compensation to the relevant authorities for the damage already done. Perhaps we could also look at the option of suing some people like Ibrahim Abiriga et al, who are physically overseeing the land grabbing and clearing process at Barifa Central Forest Reserve. That's my take
--- On Tue, 14/12/10, Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> wrote: From: Caleb Alaka <[email protected]> Subject: [WestNileNet] Barifa Land Grabbed To: "A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 14 December, 2010, 14:34 As you are all aware, Barifa forest is one of the Central Government Forest reserves. Some two or so years ago, Arua Municipal Council attempted to expand and extend its boundaries for a better planned Town. The Municipal then applied to the National Forest Authority to have Barifa de-gazetted. NFA accepted on condition that the Municipal Council got an alternative land for the forest. Municipal then got land worth 100 Million Shillings in Logiri and it has been paying for the land. I understand the Municipal Council intended to re-plan Barifa into a new Arua Town. Now some people have emerged from nowhere claiming that they are acting "on orders from above" and they have been clearing Barifa forest. The RDC Arua is the one purportedly supervising these people who have moved several trucks on the land. For us to act as WNF, we need a resolution and or a consent of the members so that we instruct our lawyers to file a suit stopping these guys from constructing any thing on the land and evicting them. If this situation is not arrested, Arua Municipal Council will loose the 100 Million shillings, we shall not have a better planned town and we shall in the words of the Bishop be worthless. What is your take on this -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list [email protected] http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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