Uganda, July 23 -- Residents of Bukulula Village, Bukulula Sub-county in Kalungu District have accused prison authorities of attempting to evict them from a 49-acre piece of land, which they claim belongs to Buganda Kingdom.
The land, which has about 700 tenants, also houses the sub-county headquarters, Bukulula prison, and Bukulula Health Centre IV .
On several occasions, residents have clashed with prison authorities accusing the latter of allegedly threatening to destroy their crops.
A recent incident happened on April 15 when prison warders fired bullets in the air to disperse residents.
Mr Paul Mwanje, a tenant, said Mr Steven Abala, the officer-in-charge of Bukulula prison , reportedly fired bullets to scare them away from their a...