Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emotions and tears filled Nakapiripirit district council hall when residents who reportedly lost land to government and Moroto Catholic Diocese broke their silence on Thursday. The affected residents opened up during a community Baraza organised by the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire Land Commission. They told …
Read More »Amudat man in trouble for lying to Bamugemereire commission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapeule Ngole, a resident of Karita Sub County in Amudat district is in trouble for allegedly lying and presenting a forged National Identity card to the Justice, Catherine Bamugemereire Land Commission. It all started after Simon Lomukele, a resident of Lokales village in Karita Sub …
Read More »Justice Bamugemereire, land probe sued for illegal arrest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people have sued the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire-led land commission over illegal arrests. The four Annette Natukunda, Irene Akiteng, Immaculate Ayebazibwe and Elly Ampurire were arrested on March 12, 2019, when the commission invaded Prime Housing Estates offices in Masooli, Wakiso District. The company is …
Read More »Commission tasks Ngambwa to present over 550 titles today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruta Ngambwa, the proprietor of Prime Housing Estates Limited is expected to present before the Justice Catherine Bamugereire Land Commission more than 500 titles of land he sold to developers in Buwagga, Buso and other areas. The Commission Chairperson, Justice Catherine Bamugereire directed Ngambwa …
Read More »Lands registrar grilled for mishandling land registration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herman Galiwango, the Masindi district senior registrar of titles has rough time on Monday evening before the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire Land Commission. Galiwango was appearing as a witness in the registration of a disputed piece of land in Lwengo District. In 2016, Galiwango transferred …
Read More »Former estate manager grilled for evicting 70 families
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nicholas Kabagambe, a resident of Mengo in Kampala has come under fire from the Land Commission for evicting 70 households in Kassanda District. Kabagambe told the Commission Chaired by Justice, Catherine Bamugemereire that in 2010 Moses Kiwa Ssebunya introduced him to Kisibika Estate in Kalwana …
Read More »In defence of land grabbing
Why the greedy Ugandans we love to hate could be the key to our future prosperity THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Our country has a new villain: the land grabber! In the popular imagination, this is a rich and powerful individual grabbing land from poor helpless …
Read More »VIDEO: IGG blamed for reluctance as Land Probe Commission resumes
VIDEO: IGG blamed for reluctance as Land Probe Commission resumes Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Irene Mulyagonja Kakoza has been faulted for being reluctant over an investigation of a case that involved demolition of a government building in Jinja with the assistance of …
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