Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Kyotera district are calling for the opening of fresh boundaries on the former Sango-bay Sugar estates before the implementation of the National Oil Palm project in the area. They argue that the project implementers have crossed beyond the original boundaries of …
Read More »Sango bay oil palm project fails to start over delayed boundary opening
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The oil palm project in Kyotera district has failed to take off due to the delayed boundary opening of Sango Bay land and registration of all Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The project was meant to start in January after compensation of PAPs which had been planned …
Read More »Residents resist gov’t planned takeover of Sango bay land
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 1,000 residents occupying the former Sango-bay sugar estate in Kakuuto sub county, Kyotera district are resisting their impending eviction to pave way for a palm oil project. The government has given the occupants a one-month ultimatum to vacate the 14,000 hectares of land …
Read More »UPDF establishes 305th battalion at Sango bay ahead of elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) army has occupied a portion of Sango bay, in Kakuuto county and established a 305th battalion. According to Brig. Gen. Flavia Byekwaso, the army spokesperson, the battalion is simply meant to beef up security in Kyotera, Mutukula, Rakai and …
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