President Yoweri Museveni has accused Gilbert Olanya, the Member of Parliament for Kilak South County in Amuru district of frustrating government in northern Uganda.
President Museveni explained that he (Olanya) has for long has been against the giving of land for setting up investment in Amuru district.
Speaking on Mega FM in Gulu town on Wednesday evening, Museveni scoffed at Olanya for engaging in what he termed petty politics by rallying land owners against giving land for investment.
Museveni noted that Olanya has forgotten that the money he (Olanya) withdraws as his salary has been earned from taxes paid by investors to government.
The President described Olanya as someone who is not only bad for the growth of the economy of Uganda but for Africa as a continent adding that the legislator is a typical example of bad leaders the country has.
Museveni was responding to questions raised by Olanya on the issues regarding the proposed amendment of the article 26 of the land act.
In his letter dropped at Mega FM, Olanya questioned the President why investors are valued more than landowners when it comes to acquisition of land for putting up investments.
Other issued raised by the MP was why government was always been in the forefront when it comes to securing land for foreign investors.
This is not the first time President Museveni has attacked Olanya over land for investment.
In August 2015, while commissioning, Attiak- Juba Highway, Museveni blamed Olanya for making the residents of Amuru district poor.
He noted that as a leader, Olanya has blocked Amuru Sugar Works Project, an investment the President said will create jobs for locals in Amuru.
Since 2009, Olanya and other MPs from Acholi sub region have been accused of blocking the Madhvani Group of Companies from acquiring 40,000 hectares of land for sugarcane growing in the district in Lakang in Amuru Sub County, Amuru district.
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Why are you allowing the recolonization of Uganda. Even the British colonialists did not give away land to foreigners. You teacher at Dar Professor Walter Rodney taught you about “how Europe Underdeveloped Africa” – Read it again for free – his book online at:
http://abahlali.org/files/3295358-walter-rodney.pdf
So called investors receive free land, get tax holidays (what tax are you talking about?) and worse you give them Gov Bailout using gov money e.g Atiyak Sugar co bailout from money received from Gov divestment in Kinyara Sugar. Your gov underwrites major projects like Bujagali on behalf of Aga Khan etc. UDC could have done better.
Look at all the crown jewel hotels formerly owned by Uganda Hotels – how many locals work there – it is a place for Kagame and your lot and for Madhvani to celebrate his dhiwahalii.
Do you know of the GUPTAs case in South Africa. The Indian practically owns Zuma and ANC and even lands his plane in the soutj African Air Force Base.
Read “The Guptas and their links to South Africa’s Jacob Zuma” at http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22513410
Just like Quadaffi and Saddam leaders so much forget when their end is near!!
Give some of your stollen land to your Indians and Chinese. Amin is dead but not his lessons.
Mr Museveni,Hon Gilbert Olanya,was the MP for Kilak before your Ministry of Local Government divided Amuru District just recently in 2016 General Election.
Acholi Community World Wide Shall stand behind Hon.Gilbert Olanya as their Land Protector from now on wards.No matter INTIMIDATION,AND THREAT ON OLANYAS LIFE.
You (M7) have aired it Public that Gilbert Olanya is blocking Investment in Amuru for Madhvani Sugar Project.I MUST warn Madhvani Family Groups,that should Museveni killed Gilbert Olanya because of your Interest in Amuru Land,We the Acholis shall TURN our War on Madhvani Family in Uganda and all over the World.
For God and my Country.
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There are now a number of products that have been black listed in Kenya.Uganda should follow suit and black list Madivani products specially in Acholi.No buying suger from Madivani and lets tell our Kenyan brothers also to do the same and we won´t buy products they are not buying