Tag Archives: land

Fort Portal, Uganda  | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that no one can grab their land because all land ownership matters in Uganda were clearly resolved by the 1995 constitution and the 1998 land act. Speaking at Voice of Tooro in Fort Portal municipality on Wednesday evening, Museveni said that …

Mbarara, Uganda | PPU |  President Yoweri Museveni has called on the media to contribute to the development of the country by providing Ugandans with the right information. Speaking at Radio West, one of Vision Group’s radio and TV stations, President Museveni said that instead of informing Ugandans about government projects and how the …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Betty Amongi has introduced a lands management system adopted by the Ministry for Ugandans living in the Diaspora. Amongi said the new system is aimed at minimizing land grabbing and any fraudulent related land dealings. The …

Kampala, Uganda | PPU |  President Yoweri Museveni has strongly condemned politicians, especially from the opposition political parties and members of the press, for deliberately feeding Ugandans on lies, falsehoods and propagating the hate campaign among the people. He wondered why the relevant government Ministries and organs were not taking appropriate action against them. …

Kampala,Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Buikwe District woman MP Judith Babirye has been summoned by the Commercial Court to file a defence in fifteen days, explaining why she unlawfully sold a piece of land in Kitende twice. A one Joseph Ojok dragged the Legislator to court seeking orders compelling her to …

THIS WEEK: ULS boss advises government to drop amendments in land Kampala, Uganda | THIS WEEK | Lawyers under their umbrella association Uganda Law Society (ULS) appeared before the lady justice Catherine Bamugemereire led land commission of inquiry on Aug.18. While there, the President Francis Gimara expressed reservations over the move …

VIDEO: MPs to Receive Cash for Consulting Voters on Constitutional land Amendments Kampala, Uganda | NBS | Parliament has earmarked unspecified amounts of money for legislators to consult their voters on the proposed constitutional amendments on government forceful acquisition of private property prior to compensation. This development comes at a time …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |  The chairperson of the Parliamentary and Legal Affairs committee Jacob Markson Oboth has warned his colleagues against expressing their opinion on the land bill that seeks to amend article 26 of the constitution. Oboth (MP West Budama) said that though MPs have the right …

VIDEO: Museveni meets NRM MPs over the Land Amendment Bill Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Parliament’s committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has summoned the Ministers Betty Amongi and Kahinda Otafiire to state the government position on the Constitutional Amendment bill on land acquisition by government. Two weeks ago, the …

VIDEO: Women strip to protest land give-away in Amuru Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Plans to demarcate 10,000 hectares of land for sugar production in Amuru district turned sour when the locals stripped in protest. Land Minister Betty Amongi was in the area to oversee the surveying of the land. …