Land probe hears that mall on disputed Jinja plot illegal, Baguma Isoke to appear Monday Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Former State Minister for Lands and chairman of the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) Baguma Isoke has asked for more time to prepare a response as the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire Commission of inquiry into land …
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VIDEO: Parliament honours Para-athlete David Emong Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Parliament has paid tribute to David Emong for winning Uganda’s first ever gold medal in the World Para Athletics Championships. The para athlete won the fifteen hundred meters T46 final in London on July 15th to ensure that Uganda did not return from …
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Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT REPORTER | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has come out to explain the land acquisition challenges that have necessitated The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The proposed amendment of Article 26 of the 1995 Constitution aims to make it possible for government to take possession of or acquire property upon payment of the …
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VIDEO: Kayihura suspends 4 police officers as land probe bites Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | The Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura has suspended four senior police officers that are accused of taking an active role in the forceful eviction of residents and the destruction of a government building on plots 60 & 62, …
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VIDEO: Otafiire implicated in illegal Jinja land giveaway Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Justice and Constitutional affairs Minister Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire has been cited in the giveaway of land to a private property developer in Jinja Municipal council in 2011. Emmanuel Olaunah Orum, the then under secretary in the ministry of trade and …
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VIDEO: Ofwono Opondo returns Operation Wealth Creation cow Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo has returned a cow he received under Operation Wealth Creation after an uproar from district councilors in Mukono. The councilors were unhappy that the some of the cows, which were meant for the poor people in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Prosecution handling the murder case of 20 people suspected to have killed former AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, his body guard Kenneth Erau and driver Godfrey Wambewa on Wednesday informed court that police investigations into the case are still at an infant stage. State prosecutor Rachael Nabwiire told presiding Grade …
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Romantic Lamu and easy Kisenyi Kampala, Uganda| DOMINIC MUWANGUZI |Lamu, a beautiful idyllic Island located along the Indian Ocean coastline in Kenya is a popular holiday resort. The island boasts of sandy beaches and Afro-Arabian culture depicted in the architecture, cuisine, language and costumes of the habitants. Like any coastal town …
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VIDEO: Kayihura tasked to explain implication of illegal land evictions Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Commission of Inquiry into land matters has grilled Uganda’s Police Chief Kale Kayihura over the involvement of his subordinates in illegal evictions in Jinja district. It was revealed that senior police officers oversaw the …
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VIDEO: Bakkabulindi says he is not aware of details on Micho saga Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Cranes coach Micho Sredojevic yesterday left the country a day after an ultimatum he gave FUFA to clear his outstanding salary arrears ended. It is unclear whether Micho left because of the standoff …
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