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COURT: Estate beneficiaries free to sell their shares

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has ruled that beneficiaries of a deceased person’s estate are free to sell their interests in land without seeking the consent of those with the letters of administration. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, the Court ruled …

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Sir Apollo Kaggwa family win Munyonyo fraudulent land lease case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered Uganda Land Commission (ULC) to compensate the family of the late Sir Apollo Kaggwa for having fraudulently and illegally subdivided their land measuring 14. 31 acres in Munyonyo. This decision was delivered by Land Division Judge Alexandra …

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Police land leased to car dealers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police land measuring over eight acres has been leased out to car dealers. 4.26 acres leased to the United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI) has been hired out to YUASA Car Bond for 49 years and another …

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Lukwago: ULC has no powers to allocate land

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has criticized the Uganda Land Commission for allocating land to different individuals and entities in Kampala yet they lack the mandate to do so. Unlike the Kampala district land board which is mandated to hold and …

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Alur King puts ban on sale of kingdom land by clan chiefs

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alur King Philip Olarker Rauni III has issued a decree prohibiting clan chiefs from overseeing sale of kingdom land. The decree was announced during the third Council of Chiefs meeting at Jukia Hill in Nebbi Municipality on Tuesday. This declaration comes at a …

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Acholi elite demand cancellation of fraudulent land titles

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A think tank pressure group comprised of indigenous elite Acholi political and social change activists has demanded the cancellation of all titles acquired through fraudulent sales of customary land in the region. This group, known as Ribbe Pi Paco – RPP, loosely translated as “Unity …

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