Security Forces Evict Thousands from Nsowe Forest Reserve in Gomba
Security forces have launched an operation to remove thousands of illegal settlers from Nsowe Central Forest Reserve in Gomba District following a presidential directive...
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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 la...
12 Arrested in Mubende Wetland Encroachment Crackdown
Authorities in Mubende District have arrested 12 people, including a village chairperson, during a two-day operation targeting illegal cultivation in wetlands as governme...
Mukono Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Small Plot Sales, Targets Land Dealers and Village Leaders
District authorities say unplanned subdivisions and undersized plots are fueling disorderly settlement, as enforcement teams move to curb illegal land transactions and en...
Court Finds SP Nyiraneza, SP Atamba, CPL Wandeya Guilty, Awards 80 Million in Damages
The High Court has found that the actions of senior police officers SP Edina Nyiraneza, SP Atamba Phoebe, and Cpl Richard Wandeya violated the fundamental rights of two a...
Arrests in Lubigi Eviction Raise Questions Over Use of Force and Due Process
More than 10 people were arrested in Lubigi Wetland on Wednesday as Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers and anti-riot police moved in to evict holdout squatte...
NEMA Rejects Claims It Failed to Evict Tycoon in Lake Victoria Encroachment Case
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has dismissed reports alleging that it failed to evict a tycoon accused of encroaching on Lake Victoria, insisting th...
We Lost Gulu University, Let’s Not Lose Lira Airport’ — Bishops Tell Lango
The call was made on Friday during the Odiko Alyet talk show on Unity FM, where Bishop Emeritus John Charles Odur Kami and Bishop Emeritus Alfred Acur Okodi weighed in on...
NEMA Cracks Down on Kajjansi Wetland Encroachers, Arrests Suspects
The National Environment Management Authority has intensified enforcement against wetland encroachment in Kajjansi, halting illegal construction activities and arresting...
Rukungiri Municipality Begins Demolition of Illegal Structures
Authorities in Rukungiri Municipality on Wednesday commenced a trade order enforcement operation targeting buildings established in road reserves, temporary structures an...