Tag Archives: Land Evictions

Police in Kagadi district are investigating circumstances under which a UPDF Soldier shot a woman dead. This was apparently in a scuffle over the arrest of a suspect who was perceived by the residents as an innocent man. The deceased identified as Rebecca Masika was killed in an incident that occurred on Thursday evening at Kamina village in Kitebere parish, ...

Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, president of NUP has said National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), is selective in the way it operates. On Tuesday, environment law enforcement officers led by Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and police personnel, descended onto the wetland at Lubigi wetland in Rubaga Division of Kampala. The army and police were armed with guns, hoes, sticks, ...

The residents of the Katanga favela have petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala over the frequent threats of eviction by Makerere University. They hired Mwesigwa Rukutana & Company Advocates to represent them. Through their lawyers, 5000 residents claim that the university has violated the orders issued by the court. In an affidavit sworn by pastor Daniel ...

Col Nakalema Edith, the head of the State House Anti-corruption Unit has warned police not to let anyone evict the people around the Mutungo-Butabika area. Over 200 families are living in fear of evicting by the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) without any compensation. Apparently, the residents on this land occupied the land illegally. This saga has gone on for ...

At a two day Ministry workshop for inducting her and her Ministers of State, Ms Judith Nabakooba highlighted her political agenda as ending land evictions, planning of new cities, and implementation of the Bamugemereire report as top priorities. Nabakooba also pledged to push for, and support the amendment of the land law. The meeting, held Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd July ...