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A farmer checks oil palm fruit bunches on August 27, 2024. Photo | File
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- The court application comes as police in Masaka investigate the circumstances under which Ssese Oil Palm Growers acquired the land
The High Court in Masaka has been asked to cancel more than 70 land titles held by members of Ssese Oil Palm Growers Co-operative Society Limited over disputed land measuring 644 acres on Bunyama Island in Kalangala District.
Businessman Andrew Nganda Bugingo, who filed the application, accuses the Commissioner for Land Registration of transferring the land at Buyija to the co-operative society without his knowledge or consent, despite an earlier court consent order recognising his interest in part of the property.
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How Nsubuga grew his oil palm farm to 45 acresConstantine Nsubuga has grown his palm oil enterprise from a 2.5-acre plantation to a 45-acre project.
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