Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of residents of Kireka Zone B are spending sleepless nights over their pending eviction as the UPDF Engineering Brigade nears the completion of the construction of the perimeter wall around Mandela National stadium. The government kicked off the renovation of Mandela National Stadium …
Read More »Luuka residents living in panic over looming eviction
Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 3,000 residents from eight villages in Bukanga sub-county, Luuka district are living in fear of eviction from two square miles of land. The affected villages are Bukaade, Bukwanga, Bugogo, Ndoya central, Ndoya A, Nakamini, Nabinoni and Buwologoma central. According to residents, a team of …
Read More »Minister reinstates evicted kibanja holder
Mityana , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja has directed Anna Namirembe, a Kibanja holder in Mityana district to return to her plot of land where she was evicted after occupying it for the more than four decades. It is alleged that the landlord identified …
Read More »KCCA launches crackdown on street vendors in Kawempe division
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has extended its operation to evict street vendors to Kawempe division. Hundreds of street vendors operating in areas of Bwaise, Kawempe stage, Kalerwe, Kyebando, and Mpererwe have been evicted off the streets by KCCA enforcement officers with the help of the …
Read More »Residents, court bailiffs clash during botched eviction
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court bailiffs have clashed with occupants of Plot 1 C along Iganga road in Jinja City Southern Division. It all started after the bailiffs working on behalf of Vijay Kotecha, cordoned off the premises on Wednesday afternoon and broke doors and windows before throwing out …
Read More »Buliisa residents accuse land grabbers of branding them Congolese nationals
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people facing forceful eviction from their ancestral land in Buliisa are accusing their tormentors of branding them as Congolese nationals. The affected people say that the majority of the land grabbers refer to them as Congolese despite the fact that they have occupied the …
Read More »Kikuube leaders ask Hoima sugar to let encroachers harvest their crops
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kikuube are pleading with Hoima Sugar Limited to allow people who had encroached on their land in Bugoma forest reserve to first harvest their crops before they are discontinued from using the land. Police backed by Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers last month …
Read More »Residents accuse UPDF of assault, sexual harassment
Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Ilera Central forest reserve have accused UPDF soldiers deployed in the area of assault, intimidation and sexual harassment. Ilera Central forest reserve covers Bung, Okabo and Lela villages in Ilera parish, Ayer sub county, Kole district. In 2019, the National Forestry Authority-NFA demarcated …
Read More »Nwoya to conduct fresh verification of pastoralists
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya district security officials and leaders will commence fresh verification of pastoralists. The decision follows concerns that the majority of the pastoralists have evaded eviction, and are still illegally grazing their cattle in the district, nearly two months after an eviction order was issued. The …
Read More »PM Nabbanja delays eviction of Sango bay occupants by one month
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has extended the eviction of people occupying Sango Bay land by one month. The extension was made to allow a final joint assessment of all grievances raised in various reports by the local leaders and the ill-fated occupants. Nabbanja was …
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