Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families in Kitigo village in Biiso sub county in Buliisa district have accused Prince Harrison Samuel Gafaabusa Kintu- son to the late Omukama Sir Tito Winyi Gafaabusa of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom for allegedly attempting to grab their land. The land in question …
Read More »MPs: Secure land tenures for communities to fight climate change
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Insecure land tenure systems across most parts of Uganda could prevent communities from taking up climate adaptation and mitigation practices. This was one of the concerns of politicians and land experts at a symposium on land governance held at the Parliament of Uganda on Friday. …
Read More »Action on Tororo land dispute deferred after AG’s advisory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has deferred its intervention regarding the land dispute in Nyakesi E Zone, Lyokango Parish, Nyangole Sub-county, Tororo District over the subjudice rule. During the plenary session on Wednesday, 03 April 2024, the Committee on Physical Infrastructure, through Kazo County MP Dan Kimosho, presented …
Read More »Kabale ICT officer accused of grabbing gov’t land, houses
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tobias Habasa, the Information, Communications, and Technology (ICT) Officer of Kabale District, is under scrutiny for allegedly acquiring a land title illegally and encroaching on government land and structures owned by the Fisheries Department. The disputed plot, numbered 36-37, is situated along Nyakeirima Road, Nyakeirima …
Read More »NSSF Report: Savers are spending benefits on education, land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recent National Social Security Fund- NSSF beneficiary survey report indicates that savers are spending their benefits on non-income-generating expenses, such as education, constructing residential homes, and acquiring land. According to the report, the expenditures come at the expense of ensuring a decent standard of …
Read More »Swiss businessman summoned over Shs19billion land fraud
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Hoima has summoned a Swiss businessman David Ferdinand Heimhofer and his Ugandan girlfriend Mariam Kajumba to file a defense against accusations of putting an illegal caveat on land belonging to Testimony Motors Uganda. The said land worth 5 million Dollars …
Read More »Lango cultural leaders accused of aiding land grabbers
Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Widows in Lango have accused Cultural leaders in Lango of mismanaging land disputes. They say the leaders have tended to side with individuals seeking to dispossess them of customary land. The widows sounded the alarm during a meeting held in Ayer sub-county in Kole District. …
Read More »Prime Minister tasked on Minister Otafiire’s land-grabbing accusation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has been tasked to follow up the case in which the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, is accused of grabbing a government stock farm in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District. This followed a matter of national …
Read More »‘Presidential Taskforce on land has no mandate to investigate, detain’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidential Taskforce on Land Matters and Environment headed by Brig. Moses Lukyamuzi has no power to either investigate or detain suspects accused of crimes related to land or the environment. A statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit says that Brig. Lukyamuzi as …
Read More »Six dead, 11 injured as Apaa land clashes rage
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six people have been confirmed dead and 11 others severely injured in separate attacks by unknown assailants in the contested Apaa Township claimed by both Adjumani and Amuru districts. The attacks according to information URN obtained happened between Thursday and Saturday in …
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