Tag Archives: land

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Madhvani Group of companies has shown interest in acquiring additional 10,000 acres of land in Kololo Parish, Lakang Sub-County in Amuru district for the establishment of a sugar factory plant through the Amuru Sugar Works Ltd. The move was revealed by Amuru district leaders …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The people of Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts, with support from the Caritas organization, have formed Communal Land Associations (CLAs) to address land matters. On Tuesday, the CLAs received their final documents to formalize operations, with the issuance of certificates and the demarcation of communal …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Sembabule district local government is seeking an additional 10 acres of land to facilitate the upgrade of their health Center IV to hospital status. Led by Shartsi Musherure the Mawogola North County MP, the leaders are appealing to the Buganda Kingdom to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Census findings show that only 58 percent of Ugandans who own land have legal documents as the country grapples with escalating land conflicts. In Greater Luwero districts, several people are in a panic over rampant evictions from land. The latest case involves over 300 …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pascal Mugisha 25, a resident of Kanyabuhuka cell, Kukukuru ward in Mpeefu ya Sande town council has been arrested for hacking his mother to death over land. He reportedly hacked his mother Madridah Nyiramanwa 50 on Saturday. Mugisha attacked Nyiramanwa at her home and hacked …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Bunyoro sub-region have tasked the government to prioritize tackling the continuous land eviction and grabbing cases in 2025. According to the leaders, the government should come up with a robust land management system to avert speculators and grabbers from invading the …

  King Oyo warns Tooro political leaders against using Tooro Kingdom land Matters for political gains Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The King of Tooro Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has warned political leaders in Tooro against using land matters for their selfish political gains. According to King Oyo, …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New details have emerged about a land dispute involving Victoria Ariau Kabatoraine. Kabatoraine is the woman who was seen in a video making rounds on social media, being dragged in mud by two police officers in plain clothes. Kabatoraine, a resident of Lubiri Cell Nyamityobora Cell Mbarara …

Bishop Mukasa Appeals to Katikkiro Mayiga to Address Children’s Reclamation of Church Land Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, has appealed to the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga, to intervene in resolving disputes over land originally …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded the Kampala District Land Board Chairperson, David Balondemu, on charges of forgery involving medical documents. Balondemu, who was arrested over the weekend at the airport upon his return to the country, is jointly charged with Mulago …