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Northern
Minister Nabakooba warns against land evictions
LIRA – The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has cautioned unscrupulous people against illegal land evictions, saying those involved will face the wrath of the law. The minister…
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News
Apac residents call for pro-poor land law
APAC – Residents of Apac district in Northern Uganda have blamed the increase in land disputes in the district on the weak law governing land in the country. Land in Uganda is…
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Northern
Apac residents asked to register land
APAC – Residents of Apac district and the rest of districts in Lango Sub-region have been advised to register their land if they are to avoid getting involved in the rampant land disputes.…
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National
Tenure system, domestic violence spur land disputes in Lango
LIRA – The traditional /customary land tenure system and domestic violence have been identified as key drivers of the increasing land disputes in Lango Sub-region. This was pronounced yesterday during the launch…
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Western
Lack of land delays establishment of Bunyoro University
HOIMA – The taskforce committee which was appointed by the Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni to spearhead the establishment of the proposed Bunyoro University says they are struggling to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya: Real estate takes biggest share of SACCO loans
NAIROBI – Land and housing consumed the largest share of loans Kenyan SACCOs issued to their members in 2022, the latest data by SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] shows. According to the…
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Western
Kikuube leaders appeal to Museveni over misery of 2,000 evictees
KIKUUBE – Leaders in Kikuube district have asked President Museveni to intervene and resettle 2,000 people who were evicted from their land in Bukinda parish, Kyangwali Sub-county. The call by the leaders…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Huge debts force Banyankole Kweterana Coop to sell prime land
MBARARA – Members of the struggling Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] have unanimously supported the sale of 55 acres of land located in Kashari North, Mbarara district to enable their union settle…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wealth creation: Bunyoro leaders urged to mobilise communities utilise land
HOIMA – Local leaders in Bunyoro Sub-region have been challenged to mobilise locals, especially the youth, to utilise their land for agricultural production if they are to create wealth for themselves. While…
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Energy & Mining
Tilenga oil project: Gov’t gives PAPs one-month ultimatum to accept cash
BULIISA – Over 50 Project Affected Persons [PAPs] in Buliisa district who have not taken up their compensation have been given one-month ultimatum to take up the money and vacate the land…
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