Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 600 residents of Kasanje and Lwemodde villages in Kyesiiga sub-county, Masaka district have petitioned the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development to halt their impending eviction. The residents, who occupy 145 hectares of land, want the Minister of Lands to reign in …
Read More »Ministers Nabakooba, Magyezi summoned over Nakawa-Naguru land row
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Adhoc committee investigating the Nakawa-Naguru land row has summoned the Ministers of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and that of Local Government. Dan Atwijukire Kimosho, the Adhoc committee chairperson ruled that Judith Nabakooba and Raphael Magyezi should be formally summoned after his committee received information …
Read More »Minister Nabakooba directs opening of land boundaries in Mbarara city
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Lands Judith Nabakooba has ordered for the immediate opening of land boundaries and investigating of several land tittles of different lands under grievances in Mbarara city. Nabakooba who was in Mbarara city on Friday made the directive after over 35,000 people led by …
Read More »Bunyoro Kitara prince petitions lands minister to halt Bugoma forest boundary reopening
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Prince of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Fred Mugenyi Rucunya has petitioned the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development to halt the ongoing boundary reopening of Bugoma central forest reserve. Last week, the ministry, National Forestry Authority-NFA, and Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom embarked on the …
Read More »Mukono residents protest land allocation to American rapper Akon
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents at Mpunge sub-county in Mukono district are protesting the planned allocation of one square mile of land to American artist Aliaune Damala Badara, also known as Akon to establish his second futuristic city in Uganda. Akon, together with his wife Rozina Negusei, visited Uganda last …
Read More »Nabakooba calls for elevation of Mityana hospital to referral facility
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana district authorities want the government to elevate Mityana General Hospital to a Regional Referral facility to effectively handle the high volume of patients. Led by the Housing and Lands Minister, and former Mityana District Woman Member of parliament, Judith Nabakooba, the leaders have resolved …
Read More »Gov’t to cancel second title on Nabisunsa Girls school land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands will cancel the second title that is registered in the names of Nabisunsa Girls School. This is after realizing that the school had two freehold land titles registered in its name, which sparked a row between the school and the Uganda …
Read More »Minister Nabakooba suspends Buikwe land activities, orders arrest of officials
Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has suspended all Buikwe land official activities for three weeks over irregular land transactions. She also wants that a report after the three weeks, and in case any irregularities are found to be made by …
Read More »Election petition: Judge directs Nabakooba, Bagala to file written submissions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Emmanuel Baguma has directed Judith Nabakooba and her rival, Joyce Bagala to file written submissions in the Mityana District Woman MP election dispute. He directed Nabakooba to file her written submissions of not more than 30 pages by September 12, and allow Mityana District …
Read More »Court dismisses Nabakooba’s objection to EC DR forms
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mubende has allowed the Electoral Commission to present Declaration Result-DR forms in an election petition between the Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba and her rival Joyce Bagala. Justice Emmanuel Baguma ruled that for the court to reach a just and fair decision, …
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