Church of Uganda breaches agreement on land deal

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.