Tag Archives: land board

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima district councilors are demanding investigations into the activities of the district land board. The call follows the escalating cases of land grabbing and the existence of fraudulently acquired land titles in the area. The councilors accuse the members of the board of allegedly conniving with …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal city is unable to process land titles and resolve other land-related matters due to the absence of a land board. Since gaining city status two years ago, Fort Portal has been operating without a land board. The lack of a land board …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appointment of Geoffrey Bwambale as the Kasese District Land Board Chairperson has hit a snag. The solicitor general has halted his appointment pending the disposal of the petition before the Inspectorate of Government-IGG challenging his appointment on corruption-related matters. Last year, Kasese district council …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Government-IGG, Patricia Achan has directed Jinja city authorities to conduct fresh nominations of land board members, saying the previous exercise didn’t follow the right procedures. This stems from complaints by whistleblowers to the Inspectorate of Government indicating that the candidates nominated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government has put a stop to the approval of the Jinja city land board until the proper procedure is followed in constituting it. Deputy Inspector General of Government Patricia Achan, on Wednesday directed Jinja city authorities, to halt the process of approving …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating Nakasongola district land board for issuing different titles on the same pieces of land triggering conflicts among residents. The district is currently facing 15 court cases where petitioners are seeking court orders to cancel titles issued on the same pieces of land. …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabarole district is unable to process land titles and resolve other land related matters due to the absence of a land board. It follows the expiry of the five year tenure of the substantive land board members in January this year. In March, Kabarole …