Uganda, March 22 -- Police on Tuesday blocked hundreds of bibanja holders from accessing the venue for the planning meeting about a disputed 1,044- acre- land, covering at least three villages in Namayumba Sub-county, Wakiso District.

Organised by the Bibanja Holders Association (BHA) and aggrieved family members of the late Gabudyeri Lubajja, the meeting aimed to enlighten more than 5,000 residents on the disputed land in Busamba, Kanziro-Gayaza, and Ngondwe-Kinyika, about the land dispute, where a female land dealer claims ownership of more than 200 acres.

Mr Abraham Luwalira, a senior Presidential Coordinator on Land Matters and the head of BHA, who had led a team to Busamba Village, was also not allowed to step a foot at the venue....