27 June 2018 1 Min Read
Church of Uganda breaches agreement on land deal
by Annah Nafula News
By Sania Babirye
The Commercial court has given Church of Uganda one last chance to settle out of court a 7.3 billion shillings case filed against the church by a consultancy company; Land Coin Ltd.
This after neither the a Church representative nor its appointed lawyers of Sebalu and Lule advocates showed up in court today for a mediation hearing session .
This has prompted the mediator Jonhson Kwesigabo to adjourn the case to the 13th/July 2018 with a warning that if church of Uganda does not appear that day , the case file will be forwarded to a judge so that the matter goes through a full trial.
The 7.3 billion shillings arise out of a contract the Church entered into with Land coin Ltd to carry out consultations and investigations to recover compensation from government for a 15 acreage land housing part of Entebbe International Airport and ministry of Agriculture.
According to court documents , the Church committed itself to pay Land coin Ltd 15% of the total value of the compensated land but upon getting the money from government, the Church breached its part of the contract and now wants to pay 10% out of the 48billion shillings received.
Land Coin Ltd has since rejected the 10% offer from the church hence petitioning court for orders compelling the church to pay the full agreed percentage of 15 which is 7.3bn.