Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council has been granted access to Jinja cemetery. This is after the route to access the facility was blocked by personnel from UPDF’s engineering brigade who were contracted to construct a perimeter wall along the 4.6-acre land, which was …
Read More »Transactions halted on controversial 640-acre land in Kasanje
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba has issued a directive stopping all transactions related to politician James Rwanyarare’s 640-acre land in Kasanje, Wakiso District. This follows a violent confrontation between Home Care Properties (HCP) and local residents who accuse the company of forcibly taking over their …
Read More »Nabakooba asks State House Anti-Corruption team to probe inssuance of irregular land title
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Judith Nabakooba has asked the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate the issuance of irregular land titles by officials in her ministry. This stems from a petition from concerned Mbarara residents regarding a special freehold land …
Read More »New land policy must curb conflicts – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government, land owners, and experts agree that the new National Land Policy that is being drafted must fully address the rampant land conflicts that result in violence and lengthy court cases. In 2013, the government formulated a comprehensive NLP as a policy framework for the …
Read More »Nabakooba stops opening of boundaries on disputed land in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has halted opening of boundaries on 13 square miles of land in Luwero District. The disputed land is located in two parishes of Kalasa and Nsanvu parish in Makulubita sub county. It is reported …
Read More »Govt, Habitat for Humanity to offer sh18m houses in cities
In Uganda two of every three people don’t have a decent house and currently, the country is said to be faced with a housing deficit of approximately 2.4 million housing units Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry for lands housing and urban development with Habitat for Humanity are …
Read More »Govt processes 3000 freehold land titles in Ankole
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has processed over 3000 freehold land titles for beneficiaries in the five districts of Ankore comprising Ibanda, Rwampara, Kiruhura, Mbarara, and Mbarara City. The issuance of the freehold land titles is being implemented under the Systematic Land Adjudication and Certification (SLAAC) program, a …
Read More »LAND: Muslims in Mbarara petition Minister Nabakooba
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Muslim Community in Mbarara has petitioned the Minister of Lands Judith Nabakooba to intervene in a land dispute. The land in question measures 47.8 hectares and is located in Nyamitanga, Mbarara City. It is being currently occupied by more than 3,000 people. Sheikh …
Read More »President Museveni hands public land in Kassanda to residents
Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has allocated public land to more than 20,000 people in Kitumbi Sub County, Kassanda District. The land measuring 1,214 hectares covering Lubaali Local Council 1, Wandagi, Muyenga, Kalyabulo, Kazinga, and Kyengera villages was in 1977 leased to two people Fred Drake Ndiwalana …
Read More »Court of Appeal to start conferencing on elections today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has scheduled today February 14 to commence conferencing for the hearing of 81 election appeals arising out of High Court decisions. Conferencing is where lawyers of both parties agree on issues to be determined by the appellate court before the case file …
Read More »