Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parish Development Model-PMD program has failed to take off in Kyotera district due to the delayed release of funds and sensitisation of the beneficiaries. Local authorities at different levels are worried that the delayed sensitisation of the beneficiaries may lead to misallocation of funds …
Read More »Suspect commits suicide in Kalisizo police cell
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kyotera district are investigating circumstances under which a suspect committed suicide in a cell. The deceased has been identified as Robert Luyima, 35, a resident of Matale village, Kalisizo town council. It is said that Luyima had been arrested for whipping his …
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 …
Read More »Hundreds relocate to Tanzania from former Sango Bay land
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of residents in the sub counties of Kabira, Kyebe, and Kakuuto in Kyotera district are crossing the border into neighboring Tanzania as government evicts them from the former Sango Bay sugar estates. These are part of over 10,000 people whom the government ordered …
Read More »Gov’t repossess former Sango bay land
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has repossessed the former Sango-bay sugar estates in Kabira, Mutukula, and Kakuuto sub-counties in Kyotera district, to pave way for oil palm tree growing in the area. Close to 10,000 residents have been forcefully evicted from the 247 square miles of land that …
Read More »Sango bay oil palm project fails to start over delayed boundary opening
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The oil palm project in Kyotera district has failed to take off due to the delayed boundary opening of Sango Bay land and registration of all Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The project was meant to start in January after compensation of PAPs which had been planned …
Read More »Police arrest three suspected terrorists in Kyotera
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kyotera district in collaboration with the Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force-JATT have arrested three suspected terrorists and seized items used to assemble explosive devices. Muhammad Nsubuga, the Southern Regional police spokesperson says the suspects were arrested on Monday evening and are currently in …
Read More »EACOP: Rakai, Kyotera PAPs call for halt of compensation over ghost landlords
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families affected by the proposed oil pipeline project in Rakai and Kyotera districts want the government, Total-Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Co. Ltd to halt the compensation plan and conduct a verification exercise to avoid paying ghost claimants. The families sight …
Read More »400 residents face eviction in Nabigasa sub county
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 400 residents of Katenju village in Kyasimbi parish, Nabigasa sub county, Kyotera district are living in fear of eviction from their homes. Emmanuel Bafiirawala, the LC I chairperson of Katenju village says a local businesswoman, Prossy Namirembe has served the residents with eviction …
Read More »OIL PIPELINE: Masaka districts form coalition to demand royalties
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Council (LC5) Chairpersons of Lwengo, Kyotera, Rakai, Sembabule and Gomba districts have formed a coalition to push for government funding to monitor the oil pipeline activities and have uniform royalties like the districts of the Bunyoro region. The leaders including Ibrahim Kitatta, the …
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