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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters has summoned Lands, Housing and Urban Development Minister, Betty Amongi over allegations that she is involved in the mismanagement of the Land Fund. The summons signed by the Commission’s Acting Secretary, Dr. Douglas Singiza requires Amongi to appear …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recommendation for the abolition of District Land Boards is a bad move, Sylvia Namukasa Mubiru, the Executive Director of Legal Aid Service Providers Network (LASPNET) has stated. Her comments are in reference to the recent recommendations made by the land probe committee …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Tooro Queen Mother Best Kemigisa set conditions if her and her in-laws back in Fort portal are to sit on the round table, to resolve the rift between them over Kingdom Property. Her Royal Highness says her tormentors should come out publicly and apologizes to …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Land Probe Commission has issued another set of summons to her Royal Highness the Queen of Tooro, Best Kemigisha to appear before it on 23rd this month to defend herself on allegations that she sold land belonging to the Royals. Kemigisha was supposed to …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Local Council leader of Ntawo Village in Mukono District, Moses Male Byekwaso, who was recently implicated in grabbing acres of land belonging to the Church of Uganda in Mukono District, has appeared before the Land Probe Commission. Byekwaso was summoned to defend himself on …

Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA | AFP | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who came to power last month, vowed on Wednesday to “escalate the pace” of redistributing land from wealthy whites to poorer blacks. Land ownership is a sensitive subject in South Africa, 24 years after the end of apartheid rule, and …

Gbah, Liberia | AFP | Morris Kidir gestures at a wide expanse of dark-green land he says was earmarked for a school or clinic in his northern Liberian village, now covered in young oil palm trees. In October last year, he recalls, workers from Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby arrived at …

THIS WEEK: Sudhir defends self before land probe over kololo land Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City mogul Sudhir Ruparelia appeared before Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire led land commission of inquiry on Feb.08 to defend himself over an allegation that he has grabbed land belonging to Kololo senior secondary school. …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Chairman Uganda Land Commission Baguma Isoke has admitted that his body gave away Government land that it holds in public trust irresponsibly. Baguma told the Land Probe Commission chaired by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire that most of the land belonging to schools, ministries and institutions …

Kampala,Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | State Minister for Sports Charles Bakabulindi has appeared before the Land Probe Commission to explain his involvement in the sale of Kololo SSS play field along Lugogo by pass in Kampala, to City Tycoon Sudhir Ruparellia. Recently Board Members of Kololo SSS appeared before the land …