By witnessradio.org Team Kampala – Uganda – Government has asked for more time to make a final decision on compensating victims of the Kaweeri forceful eviction. This happens following a court session held today the 2nd of December 2019 after the long adjournment of

By witnessradio.org Team Mubende – Uganda – As a criminal trial for the 28 land rights defenders enters its 15th day, trial judge Justice Anthony Oyuk Ojok has ordered Mubende district police to investigate its officers over allegations of torturing a land rights defender

Judge Joseph Murangira PHOTO BY RACHEL MABALA. By witnessradio.org Team Barely three months after he recused himself from a case involving 28 land rights defenders over bias, Mubende resident judge, Joseph Murangira is in the spotlight once again over bias and blocking justice. This time

By witnessradio.org Team Kampala – Uganda – Government has asked for more time to make a final decision on compensating victims of the Kaweeri forceful eviction. This happens following

By witnessradio.org Team The re-trial of a 19-year-old Kaweeri Coffee land grabbing case resumes early this December 2019. Human rights groups have released a disturbing report which shows that

After twenty years of negotiations, the European Union is in the process of advancing one of the world’s largest free trade agreements with four states of Mercosur. The planned agreement

By witnessradio.org Team Mubende – Uganda – As a criminal trial for the 28 land rights defenders enters its 15th day, trial judge Justice Anthony Oyuk Ojok has ordered

Despite a steady increase in coffee consumption around the world, trade prices have fallen dramatically in the past three years. Futures on arabica and robusta, the most widespread varieties

Kampala, Uganda |  Farmers in areas neighboring Agoro river are struggling to access water following a change in the design of channels flowing atop of Langiya hills in Agoro

Kampala, Uganda | A World Bank country report on agriculture in Uganda has concluded that greater focus on the Northern and Eastern Regions will be needed for Uganda to end extreme

Weakened. Artisanal miners sieve mineral contents in a gold mine. Speculators, according to the Chamber of Mines and Petroleum chairman have weakened the prospects of attracting foreign direct investment.

By Bernard Tabaire The NRM government has essentially criminalised (potentially) strong Opposition politics. It won’t pass a law to that effect though. Its actions, through the security services, are

By NJIRAINI MUCHIR & HALIMA ABDALLAH Kampala. British Oil firm Tullow is set to formally exit active operations in Uganda, after agreeing to a payment plan for taxes on its

Uganda expects to begin producing oil in 2022, its energy minister Irene Muloni said on Feb. 13, indicating a slight delay from the east African country’s revised target of 2021. Uganda discovered crude reserves more than 10

By SADAT MBOGO & MISAIRI THEMBO KAHUNGU Gomba. Uganda’s solar energy generation capacity connected to the national grid will soon hit the 50MW mark within this year as new plants