Daily Monitor
Friday May 07 2021
Hajj Yasiin Lubowa (left), the chairperson of Masaka District Muslim land board, and other members of the Muslim pressure group committee at Masaka High Court on Wednesday. PHOTO/WILSON KUTAMBA
Summary
Mediation is good because it saves both time and money, but the mediation should aim at recovering the sold property, nothing else,” Bashiru Lukawa, a lawyer for the petitioners
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The controversy surrounding the sale of Muslim land at Bukiragi Village, Ntuusi Sub-county, Sembabule District, has taken a new twist with lawyers of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) seeking mediation with a group of Muslims who sued the top clerics over irregular sale of the property.
Daily Monitor
Thursday April 29 2021
Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadan Mubajje addressing journalists at Uganda Muslim Supreme Council on April 23, 2020. PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Summary
It is alleged that on June 24, 2020, Muslim leaders, in disregard of the interests of Islamic faith, sold land in Sembabule to businessman Arthur Kayanja.
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The Leader of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje, has been sued for allegedly selling land without the consent and or consultation of believers.
It is alleged that on June 24, 2020, Muslim leaders, in disregard of the interests of Islamic faith, sold land in Sembabule to businessman Arthur Kayanja.