Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Land Commission-ULC is seeking policy direction to compensate the people affected by the East African crude oil pipeline construction. The 1400 kilometer crude oil pipeline worth US$ 3.55bilion is expected to run from Buseruka Sub County in Hoima district to Tanga port in Tanzania. …
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Empangeni, South Africa | AFP | President President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday symbolically handed back land to a community of black South Africans who were forcibly removed from it under apartheid and promised to accelerate land reform. “We are making history and celebrating the return of your land today. We are …
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Limited access to water, electricity and roads remains a big headache in these areas Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has withdrawn land allocated to 164 firms in the industrial and business parks over the last five years due to non-compliance to the set terms. The Authority’s …
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Tainted minister handling big deals for President Kampala, Uganda | HAGGIA MATSIKO | Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | That drama that played out on May 8 when Betty Amongi, the Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, appeared before the Land Inquiry sitting in Kampala left one question: What would President …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | President Museveni on Thursday renewed the Land Probe Commission’s term of Inquiry into Land Matters for another six months. President Museveni also appointed Dr. Douglas Singiza as the Commission’s new Secretary replacing Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya who was recently appointed a Judge of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into land matters has questioned government failure to operationalize the land fund 20-years since it was planned. The fund is a multi-purpose resource envelope envisaged to serve targeted beneficiaries, including tenants seeking to buy or own land, a government seeking to …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court Deputy Registrar in charge of the Execution Division, Deo Nzeyimana has declined to hear the application filed by Information Minister Maj.Gen.Jim Muhwezi, seeking to block his eviction from land at Kyamula -Salaama in Makindye division, citing Conflict of Interest. Nzeyimana told the …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Lands, Housing and Urban Development minister Betty Amongi is facing calls to resign over allegations that she was involved in grabbing land belonging to departed Asians following a string of allegations. Amongi Tuesday finally offered herself before the commission of inquiry into land matters …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters has summoned Lands, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Betty Amongi over allegations that she is involved in the mismanagement of the Land Fund. The summons signed by the Commission’s Acting Secretary, Dr. Douglas Singiza requires Amongi to appear …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recommendation for the abolition of District Land Boards is a bad move, Sylvia Namukasa Mubiru, the Executive Director of Legal Aid Service Providers Network (LASPNET) has stated. Her comments are in reference to the recent recommendations made by the land probe committee …
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