ARUA HIGH COURT TO CONDUCT LOCUS VISIT ON THE CONTESTED LAND BETWEEN WANDI PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY
The courtesy photo of the school gate build on the disputed community access road between the school and the neighbouring community.
By Onzoma Albert
Arua City
The Arua High Court has scheduled a locus visit on October 14, 2026, regarding the land dispute between Wandi Progressive Secondary School and the neighboring community.
During a court hearing on May 29, 2025, the court granted a court injunction allowing the community access to a blocked road passing through the school compound. Despite this, the school defied the court order by continuing to develop the disputed land, prompting the community, through their lawyers, to file a contempt of court case against the school in Arua City. As part of the contempt proceedings the presiding judge scheduled a locus visit to better understand the disputed land and the nature of the conflict.
Counsel Ronald Vuni, representing the community the plaintiff, stated that the community demands access to the blocked road or an alternative route.
“Our interest in this case is only one of blocking the community from using the access road, all we need is the access road and we are not interested in proceeding with case further matters with the school, that’s the transgression of today until the 14th of October 2026 that’s when we are waiting locus visit with the judge over the matter” he said.
Henry Wadri, one of the affected community member, urged both parties to remain calm and allow the law to resolve the dispute, emphasizing the importance of peaceful co-existence.
“As the matter is already in court I would like to request the community members to remain calm as the matter is been addressed by the court, there should be no any other person who should cause between the community so that the matter becomes complicated, we want after resolving the matter we go back and live in amicable way with the school as we have been living before the conflict” he said.
The conflict centers on a roughly 20-meter pathway separating the school’s classroom blocks and girls’ dormitory. The school authorities fenced off this pathway, claiming ownership, but the neighboring community argues it has existed for over 70 years.
The school was established in 1995 by private developers at Wandi trading center, moved to its current location in 2000, and acquired land title in 2018. It has since been a leading educational institution in Terego district, known for good results.
The laws governing land disputes in Uganda, including the Land Act (1998), the Land Registration Act (2010), and the Constitution (1995), provide the legal framework for land ownership, transactions, and conflict resolution in such cases.
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