The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in liaison with Police have arrested two top members of the Departed Asian Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) over fraud-related charges. George William Bizibu, the executive secretary of the board together with his accountant were on Wednesday evening arrested for allegedly obtaining money from various persons purporting to allocate…
A team of five Departed Asians Property Custodian Board -DAPCB officials have been chased away by irritated residents who are objecting to opening boundaries on their land at Kalagala Village in Kiyindi Town Council Buikwe district. Although the officials have claimed to have notified the residents staying on approximately one square mile of land through…
Government of Uganda has finalized plans to recover up to 100 Departed Asian properties formerly reclaimed by the Asians despite having received compensation from the government. This development comes after the Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) of the 10th Parliament directed the government to recover the properties and prosecute those who aided…
Former Members of Parliament on committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) are being accused by city landlords of witch-hunt in the ongoing row involving properties of Departed Asians. According to Eagle Online news website, the new MPs are finding it hard in implementing some of the resolutions passed by the former legislators…
The Solicitor General has warned Departed Asians Property Custodian Board Executive Secretary George Bizibu and Finance Minister Matia Kasaija not to interfere in matters regarding Asian properties. In letter seen by this website, the Solicitor General citing section 15 of the Expropriated Properties Act Cap.87 says the board and Finance Minister have no powers to…
