Uganda: Kayunga RDC Warns LC I Chairpersons Over Fraudulent Land Sales

The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Kayunga, John Magezi, has cautioned Local Council I (LC I) chairpersons against engaging in or endorsing fraudulent land… Read more »

Uganda: EC Sets Timeline for Lc1 and Village Women Council Elections Across 71,214 Villages

The Electoral Commission has announced its readiness to conduct Local Council elections across Uganda after receiving the necessary funding for the exercise. Read more »

Uganda: Kabaka's County Chiefs Urged to Step Up Service Delivery and Protect Buganda Land

County chiefs serving under Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II have been called upon to strengthen their commitment to duty and enhance service delivery in support of Buganda Kingdom… Read more »

Uganda: Buganda Kingdom Urges Occupants of Kabaka's Land to Register Their Holdings

Buganda Kingdom has urged all persons occupying Kabaka's land to register their bibanja (occupancy interests) through local leaders and the Kingdom's land management arm, the… Read more »

Uganda: How Solar Energy Is Transforming Education in Mbale's Kilulu Village

Nestled among the rolling hills of Mbale District, Kilulu B village is experiencing a quiet transformation powered not by large infrastructure projects or government programs, but… Read more »

Uganda: Farmers, Security Guards Clash At Kakinga Farm Over Land Dispute in Sembabule

Tension has escalated at Kakinga Farm in Nabitanga Sub-county, Lwemiyaga, Sembabule District after a violent clash between farmers occupying the land and security guards employed… Read more »

Uganda: Army Deployed in Lwemiyaga As Violent Land Disputes Intensify in Sembabule

The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has deployed soldiers to three villages in Lwemiyaga County following escalating and increasingly violent land conflicts that… Read more »

Uganda: Mityana Leaders, Residents Demand Better Roads and Electricity to Accelerate Rural Development

Residents and local leaders in Mityana District have renewed their call for increased government investment in road infrastructure and rural electrification, arguing that the two… Read more »

Uganda: Over 500 Villages in Namisindwa At Risk As Landslide Cracks Widen

More than 500 villages in Namisindwa District are at risk of displacement following the emergence of widening landslide cracks across several sub-counties, with local leaders… Read more »

Uganda: Over 500 Villages At Risk As Landslide Cracks Widen in Namisindwa District

More than 500 villages in Namisindwa District are facing the threat of displacement and possible disaster following the emergence of large landslide-induced ground cracks across… Read more »

Uganda: New Village Leadership Installed in Musaale

New village leadership has been installed in Nazalesi Village, Musaale Parish in Kiwenda, Busukuma Sub-county, Kyaddondo, in a ceremony presided over by the Deputy Chief… Read more »

Uganda: Violent Land Wrangles Leave Sembabule Village On the Edge

Tension has once again escalated in Lyengoma village in Ntyazo-Lwemiyaga Sub-county, Sembabule District, after unknown assailants reportedly attacked residents, assaulted several… Read more »

Uganda: Concerned Citizen Petitions Gen Muhoozi Over Alleged Land Fraud By Wakiso Registrar

A concerned Ugandan citizen has petitioned the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba seeking urgent intervention into what he describes as "institutionalised fraud" at… Read more »

Uganda: Incoming Gomba Chairperson Vows Crackdown On Land Grabbers

Incoming Gomba District LCV Chairperson George Abigaba has issued a strong warning to land grabbers, pledging to recover all disputed land in the district even at personal risk… Read more »

Uganda: Notorious Wakiso Land Grabber Jailed Eight Years

The High Court has sentenced Charles Kyagaba, a notorious land grabber in Wakiso District, to eight years' imprisonment on two counts of obtaining money by false pretences, with… Read more »

Uganda: Katikkiro Defends Mailo System, Cites Governance Gaps in Land Disputes

The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has defended the Mailo land tenure system while attributing persistent land disputes in Uganda to governance failures, slow… Read more »

Uganda: Sovereignty Bill Is a Time Bomb for Coffee Industry

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Uganda: Land Grab Crackdown - Rubaga NRM Boss Fires Warning Over Nateete Market Evictions

Tensions are rising in Rubaga Division following a sharp condemnation of land speculation and illegal evictions targeting traders at Nateete Market. Read more »

Uganda: General Busizoori Urges Dialogue to Resolve Acholi-Madi Land Disputes

The Commander of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) 4 Infantry Division, Major General Felix Busizoori, has called on the Acholi and Madi communities to prioritise dialogue… Read more »

Uganda: State House Says Woman Illegally Registered Family Land, Sold 29 Hectares, Evicted Heirs

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (Shacu) has dismissed as false claims circulating on social media by Cynthia Saanah Kamanzi, stating that investigations instead point to… Read more »

Uganda: UPDF Steps Up Mediation in Amuru-Adjumani Land Dispute

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) has stepped up peace engagements aimed at resolving the long-standing land conflict between communities in Amuru and Adjumani districts in… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Cancels Contested 12-Square-Mile Land Title in Mubende

The State Minister for Lands, Sam Mayanja, has ordered the cancellation of a 12-square-mile land title in Buweekula South Constituency in Mubende District, declaring that the late… Read more »

Uganda: Government Cracks Down On Rising Land Disputes

Government has unveiled a series of measures to curb escalating land disputes and crimes, following a sharp rise in cases that officials warn is undermining investment, social… Read more »

Uganda: Five Land Officials Arrested Over Kyarubanga Forest Corruption, Illegal Land Deals

A presidential directive to investigate corruption and irregular land dealings has culminated in the arraignment of five members of a land allocation committee accused of… Read more »

Uganda: Women Leaders Trained On Land and Family Law in Mbarara

Female journalists, politicians, and technocrats from various sectors across Western Uganda gathered in Mbarara City for an intensive one-day training focused on land and family… Read more »