By witnessradio.org Team Respect for rule of law is at stake in Uganda as court orders are not anymore powerful enough to stop land evictions, witnessradio.org can reveal. Mubende district in particular is singled

By witnessradio.org and agencies Patrick Lwanga Zizinga, 52 a resident of Makandwa Kajjansi Wakiso district was only nine years old when his father died in 1976. Little did he predict a ravaging land wrangle

Businessman Medard Kiconco wanted the court to issue an interim order against the Lusanja residents, stopping them from reconstructing houses on the disputed land. The High Court has declined to halt the ongoing reconstruction of

By witnessradio.org Team The speaker of Parliament  Rebecca Kadaga has constituted a 30 – member committee to investigate the authenticity of a land title which was used to forcefully evict over 3000 inhabitants in

By witnessradio.org  Team A case in which Kaweeri Coffee Plantation Limited is accused of dispossessing 11.6 square mile piece of land for over 2000 inhabitants in Mubende district for a coffee plantation and factory

Global Witness celebrates significant agreement and shift in mind-set from the EU on investor due diligence Thursday 7th March 2019 – The European Parliament and Council have today reached a provisional political agreement on

Dilapidated. The dam was built in Muhokya five years ago. It is now covered with grass and has developed cracks. PHOTO BY MORIS MUMBERE  By MORIS MUMBERE KASESE. An irrigation project that was set up

By witnessradio.org Team One of Uganda’s oldest forced eviction cases in which Kaweeri Coffee Plantation limited is accused of dispossessing land for over 2000 inhabitants is coming back in courtroom, now to hear a

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 farm-down to Total E&P. The

Apaa land crisis is back in the news yet again with tens of lives lost, hundreds of huts burnt and thousands of people forced into internally displaced people’s camps (IDPCs). The trend of events

By witnessradio.org Team Today, the 13th day of February, 2019 is the 85th day since witnessradio.org‘s Nantubiro Grace, Volunteer Mugwabya Ronald and other 26 community land defenders were charged and remanded to different prisons

Many Ugandans born before the 1990s must have learnt in school that the country’s economy mainly relied on three Cs – coffee, cotton and copper. This was due to the fact that our forefathers

EU Ambassador Attilio Pacifici and H.E Museveni Uganda’s decision to join EITI is a positive step towards improved public financial management and accountability of natural resources – EU By Vicky Wandawa OIL AND GAS

The minister for defence and veteran affairs Adolf Mwesige has stopped the eviction of over 4000 people from the two sub counties of Katebwa and Kisomoro in Bunyangabu district. More than 4000 residents from

Stranded. Locals camp at Juka Trading Centre after being attacked from the villages of Goro B and Juka in Apaa Parish on Wednesday. PHOTO BY TOBBIAS OWINY By JULIUS OCUNGI & TOBBIAS JOLLY OWINY

By witnessradio.org Team High Court in Mubende has denied witnessradio.org staff and a land defender bail and has set late February as timeline to start hearing the case.   witnessradio.org‘s Nantubiro Grace and Mugwabya

By JULIUS OCUNGI Agago District local government has banned Karimojong pastoralists from grazing in their district. This follows the recent killing of Santos Okot, a resident of Auu Kirute Village, Adilang Sub-county on January

Kampala-Mubende, 19th/01/2019; witnessradio.org, a civil society organisation advocating for natives’ land rights has petitioned the office of the Inspector General of Police and Police’s Professional Standards Unit, calling for independent investigations into the role

FILE PHOTO: Dr Chris Baryomunsi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Housing, Dr Chris Baryomunsi has said government is willing to negotiate with former Nakawa-Naguru estate tenants. Baryomunsi said the tenants

FILE PHOTO: Eng Andrew Kitaka Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Acting Kampala Capital City Executive Director, Eng Andrew Kitaka has said over 20,000 land titles in Kampala have not been digitalised in the

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 are being established. The latest

By witnessradio.org Team Faded hope: over 1500 Families that were part of 2,300 violently evicted and their land was dispossessed by Agilis Partners limited, cannot find resettlement as their new home is now Internally

Joy. A section of the beneficiaries of the 300 mailo land titles dance after receiving their respective titles at Kirema Primary School in Nakaseke District on Saturday.  NAKASEKE. President Museveni has handed more than 300

By witnessradio.org Team A magistrate court in Mubende district has charged witnessradio.org‘s member Nantubiro Grace with murder and aggravated robbery before being remanded to Kaweeri prison. Nantubiro who’s the in-charge of civic engagement and

Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda greets Chris Baryomunsi who represented the Lands minister Betty Amongi at Gulu state lodge on December 7. Looking on is Ms Grace Kwiyucwiny, Northen Uganda State Minister. PHOTO BY

The goal is to put coffee-farming in the hands of young people by encouraging land-owning farmers to let younger family members use their land KYAMPUNGU, Uganda, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Like many

By witnessradio.org Team Barely two weeks after seven (7) community land defenders were sentenced to a 34-year jail term by Mubende High court, another group of 16 community land defenders that have been defending

Kampala. The Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters has directed for a fresh boundary opening on various plots of land on Block 185 in Namavundu, Namugongo to establish the right owner of the contested land.

The Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into land matters, Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, at one of the public hearings. PHOTO BY RACHEL MABALA The High Court has quashed the order by the Commission of

Kabale. Tea nursery bed operators in Kabale District have rejected Shs1 billion that was recently released by National Agriculture and Advisory Services (Naads), arguing that it is too little compared to Shs48 billion they are

Kampala. The High Court has ordered Ham Enterprises Limited and the Attorney General (AG) to submit their original building plans for the redevelopment of Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the

By witnessradio.org Team Access to land justice in Uganda is a nightmare as judiciary is admitting its limited capacity to handle overwhelming land cases filed in court each new day. Since 2007/8 financial crisis,

In one of the most heart-rending revelations, a senior registrar of titles at the ministry of Lands, has admitted masterminding a fraudulent land transaction in which she created and issued a fake special certificate

By witnessradio.org Team Key members of Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) are being targeted and used by land speculators and grabbers to frame frontline land defenders with criminal charges to harass, intimidate with

Kampala. At least 40.8 per cent of Karamoja land has been gazzetted for conservation by government and locals restricted from using it optimally, a human rights report has revealed. The report on “extractive industries, land

By witnessradio.org/farmlandgrab.org The World Bank Group between 2006 and 2016, has directly funded at least 14 large land deals spanning at least 900,000 hectares and provided securities financing to over 700,000 more in Africa,

By witnessradio.org team Clouds of darkness hit Mubende courtroom at 1PM on November 23rd and turned into a grieving moment for families of the 5 community land rights defenders who had gone to receive

By witnessradio.org Team The long-awaited case in which bonafide occupants of Kaweeri Coffee Plantation land demand reinstatement and compensation for illegal and violent land eviction has been fixed for hearing on 11th March 2019

By witnessradio.org team The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the UN General Assembly has voted in favour of the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural

Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga launched a USD$43M (about sh160b) project which is tailored to addressing the underlying causes of poverty in Busoga.   BUSOGA – Hemmed in by Lakes Victoria and Kyoga, home to

Kampala. The 500 families facing imminent eviction from land in Seeta–Miggo and Nkwale in Mityana District were not given an opportunity to buy the land for themselves or compensated before the family of the late

Mbale, Eastern Uganda – The Government of Uganda together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched small grants to help farmers in the mountainous Elgon region to tackle land degradation and reverse the

By witnessradio.org team Its a 3rd anniversary of no action since the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural and Social Rights (CESCR) called on the government of Uganda with immediate effect to ensure

Masaka. At least 700 residents in two villages in Kyesiiga Sub-county, Masaka District, have up to January to look for alternative land for settlement or else be evicted. The residents say they have settled on

KALUNGU. The minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Mr Vincent Ssempijja has rolled out a mega project aimed at boosting agricultural production in the country. The minister commissioned the e-voucher management system under the

Kampala. Rice farmers in Butaleja District have petitioned the Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters seeking to block prominent businessman Malik Koire, Mr Kadri Hifude and some police officers from utilising the contested land where

By witnessradio.org Team It was supposed to act as a guideline to what is accepted in society including recognizing land tenure systems, directing land access, ownership and land use. Twenty years down the road,

By witnessradio.org team Lydia Nakawunde was only seven years when government evicted thousands of people 18 years ago to pave way for coffee growing by German-firm  Kaweeri coffee factory. Memories of men in Ugandan

ln a statement issued last week, the Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters blamed judicial officials for the rising cases of land evictions which have engulfed some parts of the country. The Judiciary reacted

Inspection. Local leaders inspect a farm in Nwoya District where a group of farmers planted improved cassava varieties on March 20. PHOTO BY JULIUS OCUNGI Omoro. Farmers in Omoro District have asked the National Agricultural

Kampala, Uganda | The Ugandan government has been applauded for the pace at which it is undertaking projects in the Oil and Gas Sector. The Nod came during a tour of key projects in the

By witnessradio.org Team The Finnish Development Finance Iinstitution (FINNFUND) is concerned about effects from its own financed carbon offset projects in Uganda that have negatively impacted on the local communities. FINNFUND is an investment

Mr. Shinichi Kitaoka, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) By witnessradio.org Team A new agreement has been signed between the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of the Republic of

Visit. The Executive Director for National Animal Genetic Resource Centre and Data Bank, Dr Charles Lagu (right), and Col Francis Acoka, the OWC coordinator for Acholi region, during a monitoring visit to the ranch

Manufacture of Dairy in East Africa: 2018 Report – Brookside Dairy Continues to Dominate – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Manufacture of Dairy in East Africa 2018″ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report covers the

A group of 3,500 Bibanja holders in Kyankwanzi district, who are on the brink of eviction from a three-square mile land in three villages, have petitioned the land probe commission.  The probe has since

Kampala, Uganda | Uganda Land Commission-ULC is seeking policy direction to compensate the people affected by the East African crude oil pipeline construction. The 1400 kilometer crude oil pipeline worth US$ 3.55bilion is expected

By witnessradio.org Team Food security experts have pointed out Sugarcane growing as the cause of chronic poverty and hunger in rural Busoga. Experts from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA), say the

By Charlie Mitchell  The UAE signed a deal with Uganda on Monday to establish one of the world’s only agricultural free zones in a bid to enhance food security in the Emirates.  The 2,500

Moroto. The Minister in-charge of Karamoja Affairs, Mr John Byabagambi, said he will arrest people grabbing land in Karamoja under the pretext of investment. Minister Byabagambi said the current land rush in Karamoja poses a

By witnessradio.org Team A new report pins African governments for succumbing to pressure to join regional agreements on intellectual property, trade and seed, such as COMESA and SADC benefiting from corporations and the industrial

Mityana. The Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters has halted the eviction of more than 2,000 families from four villages in two sub-counties in Mityana District pending investigations into ownership disputes. During a fact-finding

Karamajong embrace vegetable growing By witnessradio.org Team Karamoja Region is stepping up efforts to combat climate change challenge through adopting solar powered drip irrigation system to grow food for home consumption in achieving the

By witnessradio.org Team   The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas” was presented in the UN headquarters to the Third Committee of the General Assembly on

A Court of Appeal judge has in a no-holds-barred missive exposed the rot in courts and Judiciary, offered evidence on how judges connive with land grabbers, and lashed out at what she called the

The Kampala Catholic Archdiocese has strongly denied accusations that it’s trying to fraudulently take over Ntinda nursery and primary school land located in Ntinda in Nakawa division. The Universal Primary Education (UPE) school based

State Minister for Water Ronald Kibuule has been named before the land inquiry for backing eviction of hundreds of families from a 488-acre land comprising three villages in Nama Sub-county, Mukono District. Lawyer Peter

By D. Amari Jackson When it comes to our global climate, few would argue that growing more trees is a bad thing. After all, forests naturally soak up greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles and

By witnessradio.org/  Land portal The first official results from an international survey of how secure people feel in their homes and on their land reveal that in the initial 15 countries surveyed, 25% of citizens are

By witnessradio.org Team A Norwegian plantation forestry and carbon offset company, Green Resources is being pinned for causing social, cultural, and environmental damage in two districts of Uganda that host its carbon projects. In

By witnessradio.org Team On March 14th, 2018, the Land Inquiry Commission opened investigations into violent land eviction of indigenous communities from former government ranches in Kiryandongo district and directed immediate halt of evictions until

By witnessradio.org team After years of crying out loud to district leaders, area police and local leaders to rescue thousands of natives from being evicted by a Chinese tree-planting farm in vain, frustrated evicted

By witnessradio.org team Like any other parts of the world, agriculture forms the most source of livelihood especially to the pleasantly community at the countryside. However, it has become increasingly hard for the farmers

As the battle for land ownership becomes increasingly intense, victims of forceful land eviction in four villages; Kicucculo, Nakasozi, Butolo and Kyedikyo all in Madudu parish, Butoloogo sub-county Mubende district are on the verge