Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Lands, Mario Obiga Kania wants all the district land boards in the Bunyoro sub-region probed for alleged corruption. The minister who is currently in Bunyoro on a working visit says that he has established that several officials in the various land …
Read More »Minister rules out compensation for residents erecting structures on Kitgum-Kidepo road reserves
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development in charge of Urban Development, Mario Obiga Kania has cautioned locals against erecting structures on road reserves along the Kitgum-Kidepo road in Kitgum district. The government is set to upgrade the 115 kilometre road linking Kitgum municipality …
Read More »No need to lift curfew for Ramadan period – Minister Obiga Kania
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Mario Obiga Kania has said there is no need to lift curfew during the time Muslims observe the Ramadan period. Obiga Kania said this on Thursday evening while answering to Parliament on a matter raised by Kawempe …
Read More »West nile leaders task Museveni on poor service delivery
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement- NRM leaders in West Nile have tasked President Museveni to address the poor roads, health services as he seeks for re-election in the 2021 general elections. The plea was made on Thursday during Museveni’s campaign address at Muni University Campus in Arua. …
Read More »150 Moroto prison escapees were in jail for murder, firearm related crimes
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 152 of 224 inmates who escaped from Moroto prison last week were in jail for either murder or unlawful possession of firearms, a report from the Ministry of Internal Affairs indicates. The prisoners escaped through the main gate of Moroto prison on September …
Read More »MPs decry delays in issuance of national IDs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to revise its approach in the issuance of National Identity Cards. A number of legislators have observed that the process is cumbersome and subjecting Ugandans to untold suffering. Several MPs also observed that they had spent more than a year …
Read More »Select committee to investigate Apaa conflict
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has resolved to set up a select committee to investigate the continued land conflict in Apaa Parish, Amuru district. This was prompted by a statement made by the Minister of state for Internal Affairs, Hon Mario Obiga Kania on the continued conflict during plenary …
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