Uganda, April 21 -- Uganda Land Commission (ULC) has ordered Uganda Muslim Supreme Council to vacate the disputed land with Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRRH).

The four acre land is located on Nile Avenue, stretching from Plot 31-39 in Jinja City adjacent to JRRH and Jinja Muslim Cemetery.

Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) had erected a perimeter fence around the contested land in addition to utilizing it through different activities including meetings, Islamic prayers.

Speaking to Monitor on Saturday, JRRH Chairperson Board of Governors Dr David Charles Mukisa said Muslims were ordered to vacate the land following a meeting.

"In a meeting we had in Kampala chaired by the ULC secretary, it was declared that the land belongs to...