Tag Archives: land

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is mounting in Laguti Sub County, Pader district, due to a government decision to allocate over 12 square miles of land to former Members of Parliament. The allocation, facilitated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), National Animal Genetic Resources …

  COMMENT | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Uganda’s atomic scientists and other related professionals should now probably focus on splitting atoms to manufacture land. This has been the unsuccessful call by many concerned parties since 1986. The matter is now more urgent than ever – because, as conflicts surrounding land ownership …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has lost up to 36.79 hectares of land valued at 34.664 billion Shillings to encroachers. The revelation was contained in a report of the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises that was tabled before Parliament on Thursday. Committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has convicted Kampala City-based advocate Kenneth Kwesiga Bateyo and two others on various charges, including obtaining money by false pretense, forgery of a sales agreement, procuring the execution of documents by false pretense, and conspiracy to commit a …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development has temporarily closed the Bukalasa Land Zonal Offices in Luwero district following an attack by unidentified armed thugs on Wednesday morning. The thugs handcuffed the unarmed guards at the offices and proceeded to ransack the premises, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and leaders in Luwero district have made a heartfelt plea to the Leader of the Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga, to address the alarming land grabbing in the area. Disturbing statistics from the Police Crime report reveal that Luwero District witnessed the highest number of cases …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested a man suspected of killing a mother and daughter in Kanakomol village, Nadunget Sub County, Moroto district over land. The prime suspect, Mark Losike, had been on the run after allegedly killing Martina Lopido, 68, and her daughter Anna Mary Nakoru, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Most Rev Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu, has urged Christians to initiate income-generating projects on church land as a means of deterring grabbers from targeting it. During his first-ever pastoral visit to Kigezi diocese, Kazimba expressed concern …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A dispute has arisen between the police in Mbale City Industrial Division and the Mbale District Local Government over land in Malukhu. The disputed land measures half an acre and is located opposite the old Mbale district offices near, the Inzu ya Masaba Cultural …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja has ordered the opening of boundaries on the disputed Nkoko-Kayanja land in Kitswamba Sub-County, Kasese district. Mayanja says that the directive is to ensure the issues surrounding the contested land are amicably resolved and people are able …