Uganda

Claims of illegal eviction in Uganda haunt German firm

Published in Monday August 26th, 2013 In In the media

In 2001, more than 4,000 people were evicted from land in Uganda after it had been acquired by a German coffee firm on a 99 year lease. The company insists the deal was above board, but an NGO is now raising doubts.

Another landslide in Bududa

Published in Monday August 12th, 2013 In In the media

According to a principal nursing officer at Bududa hospital Zeles Nabusayi Wakubona, among those admitted is a 55-year-old Peretina Nabifo of Namirumba village who was hit on the chest after the walls of the house in which she took shelter crumbled and hit her on the chest.

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Land evictions on despite Museveni directive in Uganda

Published in Monday March 25th, 2013 In In the media

Less than a month since President Yoweri Museveni issued a stern warning against illegal land evictions, the vice seems to be escalating, especially in the central region. This week, a businessman, Robert Mulindwa, threatened to evict over 100 residents of Nangabo in Wakiso district. According to residents, Mulindwa hired Price Company, a private firm, to survey the land without their consent.

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Human Rights Defenders and Land Ownership in Uganda

Published in Friday November 30th, 2012 In Social movement news

November 29, 2012 by JAMIE HITCHEN Northern Uganda is rising from the debris of a long conflict involving the rebel Lord’s Resistance Movement. Many challenges remain especially on land issues. But human rights defenders are trying to help. Lira Town, situated some 350km from Kampala to the north, is an area deeply affected by the […]

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Minister Nantaba Halts Eviction of 43 Families in Uganda

Published in Wednesday November 28th, 2012 In In the media

November 26, 2012 Lands State Minister Idah Nantaba has blocked eviction of over 40 families in Buleega village, Najja sub-county in Buikwe District. The families had been evicted by a Dutch citizen, Triwe Riis Jewsew, who is also a proprietor of Riis Coffee Company Limited. Riis had fenced off the over 100 acres of land […]

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Uganda Government Sorting Out Land Problems

Published in Wednesday November 28th, 2012 In Opinion

November 27, 2012 By DAUDI MIGEREKO, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Land is a God-given means of sustenance for all living things, which makes it rational and prudent to use for the continuation of all living species. Land utilization should be able to transform us as individuals and the entire society to be […]

In Uganda, refinery project will require 8,000 people evicted

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In In the media

September 5, 2012 The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has released a draft map showing details of the population and properties of people who settled on the land earmarked for the construction of an oil refinery in Buseruka Sub-county in Hoima district. Bashir Hangi, the refinery project’s communications officer said the draft maps are […]

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Uganda: Gold in Mubende and 270 Families Evicted

Published in Friday August 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 1st, 2012 A gold-mining factory operating in a remote, shabby outpost of Bukuya in Kassanda North county, Mubende district, has courted conflict with more than 270 families claiming that they were paid peanuts to quit their land. AUC Mining is a locally registered company with Ugandan and British owners. The company’s local partners include […]

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1.6 million Housing units in Uganda uninhabitable

Published in Monday July 30th, 2012 In In the media

July 30, 2012 Uganda is facing a national housing backlog of about 1.6million substandard houses and structures that are not appropriate for human habitation. According to the minister for lands, housing and urban development Daudi Migereko, out of the 1.6 million housing units, 211,000 units should be in the urban areas and 1.2 million units […]

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Uganda searches for survivors after deadly mudslide

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In In the media

At least 18 people have been killed with more feared dead in eastern Uganda after a mudslide buried several villages. The slide followed heavy rains in an area where deforestation is thought to contribute to the problem.

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