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“We legally acquired URC land, but willingly gave it back,” Bitature’s Simba Properties speaks out on claims it was thrown off Uganda Railways land

by Muhereza Kyamutetera
In the statement, Simba Properties said they legally acquired the land from the Uganda Land Commission, the custodian and manager of Uganda Government land, but willingly gave it back in the interest of development. The company however says it has since learnt with shock that URC has since leased the land to another developer yet URC claimed the land was within the reserve railway corridor. PHOTO/Courtesy
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Simba Properties, a company belonging to billionaire businessman Patrick Bitature’s Simba Group has spoken out against claims that it illegally took possession of land belonging to Uganda Railways Corporation (URC). In a statement released today, November 14th by Simba Properties, the company dismissed the allegations as misleading and inaccurate but instead said that whereas the land had bee

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.