American Tower Cooperation Uganda has been dragged to Gulu High Court by Oyat Binanysio who alleges that the company’s agents fraudulently led him to believe that a telecom mast they were setting up on his land was government property and as such he did not deserve compensation.
ATC Uganda is a provider of wireless and broadcast towers, other right-of-way options, managed rooftops and services that speed network deployment for the wireless and broadcast communications industry.
ATC in response to Oyat’s allegations, claims that the land in question belongs to Nwoya District which has since been compensated.
A source has since claimed the company had paid the District because the said mast in the middle of Oyat’s land is on a rocky hill which belongs to the government.
Efforts to reach Oyat’s lawyers for a comment were futile as they claimed the matter is ongoing before Court and they would not offend the sub judice rule.
Uganda recently received a 32 billion grant from the EU and World Bank meant to strengthen the land tenure system in Eastern and Northern Uganda.
North and Eastern Uganda continue to face multiple land wrangles because of their continued use of the customary land tenure.
Founded in 1995, American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate.
