Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sembabule district local government is seeking an out of court settlement in a protracted land dispute with the Buganda kingdom. Sembabule District Chairperson Patrick Nkalubo revealed this during the first meeting of the District Road Committee which convened in the district council hall on Wednesday. …
Read More »28 arrested for vandalizing property at Ziwa rhino sanctuary as land dispute escalates
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola police are holding 28 people in connection to the reported vandalism at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary following the escalation of the land dispute. Isah Ssemwogerere, the Savannah Region Police Spokesperson says suspects pretended to be tourists to gain access to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary where they broke …
Read More »Police and UNHCR in land dispute in Kanungu
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Kanungu district are conducting a fresh survey of police land located in Matanda parish, Kihihi sub-county. The police force owns 84 acres of land given to it in 2013 by the Kanungu sub-county and Kanungu district councils, to establish a Counter-terrorism …
Read More »Elderly woman burns five houses, commits suicide over land feud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An elderly woman in Kwania district has torched five grass thatched huts before setting herself on fire protesting a land dispute with her son. The deceased has been identified as Rose Adong, a resident of Awiritojo village in Banya parish in Inomo sub county. …
Read More »Land dispute hindering waste collection in Lugazi Municipality
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A land dispute in Lugazi Municipality has affected the disposal of garbage putting residents lives at risk. The municipality has for the last three years been dumping waste at Kakubansiri in Kawolo division until July 2019, when Shakur Sayid Mubarak, a resident at Lugazi …
Read More »VIDEO: Muhanga reveals, tycoon Basajabalaba in possession of UBC land title
NBS: Legislator Margaret Muhanga now says Haba Group associated with city tycoon Hassan Basajabalaba is in possession of the UBC land title as the parliamentary committee on commissions, statutory bodies and state enterprises pushes her to deliver the documents. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Muhanga vowed not to let UBC …
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