Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors of roasted chicken in Wandegeya are living in fear of eviction. The more than 80 vendors accuse their former coordinator, Joseph Kalema of severally threatening to evict them from their stalls. Fred Mayanja, one of the vendors who has been roasting chicken in the …
Read More »DFCU bank questioned on impending eviction of Kasoli community residents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | DFCU bank has been tasked to explain its move to evict 250 families in Tororo before the expiry of their loan term. Chris Sserunkuma, the in-charge of Special Assets at DFCU Bank appeared before the Physical Infrastructure Committee of Parliament on Wednesday following a petition …
Read More »Tororo residents petition parliament over delayed SGR compensation
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 250 families in Tororo are seeking parliament’s intervention to stop their impending eviction from land that they used as collateral to secure a loan from DFCU bank. The residents under the Kasoli Tenants Sacco Ltd acquired the loan in 2013 to construct …
Read More »Gov’t proposes seven year jail term for evicting widows, orphans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is proposing a jail term of seven years for anyone found guilty of evicting a widow, widower, orphans and other lineal descendants from a home, in case of the death of a spouse. The jail term is suggested in the new Succession Amendment Bill …
Read More »Pastoralists forcefully escorted on foot out of Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Labongo Akwang sub-county in Kitgum district on Friday forcefully escorted on foot three pastoralists along with their cattle out of their area to the neighbouring Lamwo district. The forceful eviction follows the expiry of an ultimatum issued by both the sub-county leaders …
Read More »Mbarara city council to evict over 200 owners of illegal structures
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city authorities are in the final process of evicting more than 200 people behind illegal structures in the city. The Mbarara Deputy City Clerk, Richard Mugisha says the suspects took advantage of the nationwide lockdown to erect structures in the city without authorization from …
Read More »2,000 residents face eviction in Njeru municipality
Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2,500 residents of Bugoba B and C in Kibizzi zone in Njeru municipality, Buikwe district are under threat of eviction. The contested land on Kyaggwe block 346, measuring 31 hectares is claimed by Herbert Muyomba and Dorothy Nakimbugwe who have petitioned the court seeking …
Read More »Most mailo land owned by powerful non-Baganda, will they stab themselves?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The revelation by government that its preparing to amend the land laws has triggered anxiety in Buganda over the possibility of abolishing mailo land, a system of land ownership common in central region which the president has described as evil. But Prof Samwiri Lwanga Lunyiigo, …
Read More »Encroachers on railway land stuck as eviction deadline approaches
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of squatters on land belonging to the Uganda Railways Corporation-URC in Mukono district are in panic as the deadline for their eviction fast approaches. The eviction notices affect squatters in Kyetume, Koloo, Katikolo, Namilyango, Kisenyi, Kisoga, Byafula and Lweza among others. In April this …
Read More »Luwero resident protests eviction directive from president’s office
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Luwero district is protesting a directive from the President’s office to vacate his land. Livingstone Kalungi, a resident of Bukomba village in Luwero district says he bought a piece of land measuring 27 yards from Ssenyonjo Muwanguzi who is now deceased. Kalungi …
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