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How land grabs are causing food insecurity: A case of a community land rights defender in Mubende district forced to buy food for a family of 13 people for the last five years.

By Witness Radio team. As prices of food commodities continue to skyrocket, many families in Uganda are struggling to have a meal that can take them...

Over 40 goats die of PPR disease in Madi-Okollo

At least 43 goats have died of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease, also known as ‘goat plague’ and several others are undergoing treatment in Madi-Okollo...

EACOP Partners With Surveyors Body as Pipeline Land Acquisition Nears Completion.

The East African Crude Oil pipeline Company (EACOP) Ltd on Wednesday entered a partnership with the Institute of Surveyors of Uganda (ISU) which will see them...

Government orders arrest of notorious land grabber in Mubende district.

By Witness Radio team The government of Uganda has ordered the Police in Mubende to oversee the arrest of a  land grabber in the Mubende district whose evictions...

A dead body recovered in a resident’s garden is causing sleepless nights to community members in fear of arrests and false charges.

By Witness Radio team The Mubende Police on Wednesday last week recovered the body of a yet-to-be-identified male person who committed suicide in one of the...

World Bank extends the Lubigi drainage project dispute resolution process for another six months.

By Witness Radio Team. The World Bank, Accountability Mechanism has granted the Parties involved in a dispute resolution case in Uganda an additional six months with...

Festive holiday forced evictions: armed gangs linked to a Chinese tree planting company descend on a village, severely beat and wound dozens of villagers.

By Witness Radio Team A festive holiday is happily waited for by many people in every corner of the world. It’s a period for merry-making and...

Artisanal gold miners defy government on mercury use

In October, President Museveni signed into the law the Mining and Minerals Act 2022. One of the key provisions in the law is the banning of...

The Executive Director of Witness Radio Uganda talks about the role played by Witness Radio in protecting communities affected by large-scale agribusinesses in Kiryandongo district in an interview with the ILC.

Witness Radio Uganda wins the best CSO land rights defenders award at the National Land Forum Awards.

By Witness Radio Team Uganda’s leading land and environmental rights watchdog, Witness Radio has been awarded the best CSO land rights defender award 2022 in the...