Tag Archives: land

  Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mining communities in Moroto district have offered more than 100 acres of land for the construction of seven community schools in Tapac and Rupa sub counties. The plan by the community to build community schools near mining sites is based on the fact that the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Jinja city has blocked Jinja city council authorities from constructing a road on part of Masese police station land. On Tuesday, Jinja city Southern division authorities, the Southern Division Clerk, Joy Kasowole, and the Mayor, Nasser Ashraf led a team of physical …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government – IG has given Mbarara City North legislator Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari up to December 6, 2021, to submit relevant documents regarding Uganda Railway Corporation land transactions at Nsambya. Rukaari is one of the beneficiaries of the 57 acres of …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Land Department has blocked Uganda’s representative to the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA, James Kakooza from demolishing property and carrying out developments on a disputed piece of land in Lubowa. It comes days after police blocked Kakooza from demolishing property on the …

Wobulenzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 90-year-old widow has abandoned her matrimonial home and relocated to a rental in Wobulenzi Town Council over a land wrangle involving his children. Zurah Nantume, together with his late husband Musa Nsubuga bought 15 acres of land at Kito village in Katikamu sub-county …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at the Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) have preferred three charges against an 80-year-old man arrested for fraudulently selling more than 500 acres of land in Nakasongola and Luweero districts. Guster Muwanga was arrested a fortnight ago following a complaint from four people …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gideon Tumwebaze, the chairman of Tulipona Veterans Association is in trouble for allegedly forging a letter and signature of Dr Solomon Gafabusa Iguru, the King of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom to allegedly grab 2,000 acres of land in Kikuube district. The land that is located in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A family has appealed to authorities to prevail over Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited-UETCL, which they accuse of defying a court order not to construct on a piece of land whose ownership is under contestation in courts of law. The angry family members allege that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty year old Guster Muwanga is in trouble for fraudulently selling 500 acres of land in Luweero and Nakasongola districts. Muwanga is being held by the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID following his arrest by the Land Protection Police Unit-LPPU. He is accused of masquerading as an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Physical Infrastructure Committee of Parliament have clashed with the State Minister for Housing regarding the consideration of the Landlord and Tenants Bill, 2021. The Bill that seeks to regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants was returned to Parliament by President …