By witnessradio.org Team, “…Land in Uganda belongs to the citizens of Uganda and shall vest in them in accordance with the land tenure systems provided for in this Constitution…” states article 237 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. The Constitution portrays

By Witnessradio.org Team. A 673 billion World Bank-Kampala Capital City Authority project is set to render about 2300 market vendors in Kasubi Market jobless. The targeted market is one of the oldest in Kampala built in 1853 to cater for low income earners. The

By witnessradio.org Team A sitting judge at Mubende High Court Justice Joseph Mulangira has declined to hear a bail application for seven community leaders who resisted illegal land eviction by Formosa limited, got kidnapped and charged with murder and aggravated robbery. Formosa limited is

Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust general manager Nelson Basaalidde (centre) demonstrates how oil palm is cultivated at the BIDCO factories in Kalangala. Net photo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The

LUWEERO- Dozens of people that live in fear of being evicted from a 125-acre piece of land that was sold to government by Mr Pius Bigirimana, the Ministry of Gender

Interrogated. The acting director of geology in the Energy ministry, Mr Zachary Baguma (right), with his lawyer Geoffrey Ojok before the land probe commission yesterday. PHOTO BY BY EPHRAIM

Major Moses Musinguzi attached to Special Forces command has been reportedly cited in a land wrangle with a Congolese investor identified as Mumbere Mutamaini in Namanve industrial park. According

Stakeholders in the media fraternity have been advised to utilize provisions within the law to access information where it is denied. Speaking to journalists on media law in Uganda

By witnessradio.org Team Government has been asked to work towards enabling Ugandans access information for improved service delivery in the infrastructure sector. The call was made by the executive

23 February 2018 (Nairobi, Kenya) We, more than 60 civil society organisation and media representatives from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda working on human rights, democratic development, transparency, digital media,

President Museveni has assented to the constitutional amendment bill 2 giving himself a lee way to contest for the same position in 2021. According to head of communications and

The study also looked at news literacy levels for the first time, and found that 68 per cent of respondents were unaware of the financial difficulties of news organisations 

Jamii Forums, a popular blogging site in Tanzania, has cited new online content regulations by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) as the reason for its temporary shutdown. The

In an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Access Now is calling upon Facebook to undergo an independent audit of its data processing accompanied by a global human rights assessment. The

Popular support for a free news media has declined significantly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania – three countries currently making headlines for government attempts to limit press freedom. Recent