The late Omona, who was 42 years old, was living in the internally displaced people camp in Layibi Division in the then Gulu Municipality in 2006 during the insurgency in the North.
Currently, the registration is underway in Bududa and Manafwa districts, with plans to extend to Sironko, Bulambuli, Mbale, and Namisindwa. The exercise comes in response to a recent landslide in Buluganya Sub-county that claimed over 30 lives, left 100 people missing, and displaced thousands.
Throughout his career, he found himself entangled in a series of intense legal battles, from inciting violence cases almost always, to winning election petitions to terrorism charges, which tested his resolve and resilience. Despite these challenges, Ssegirinya remained a vocal advocate for the rights of the marginalized and oppressed, inspiring a generation of Ugandans to stand up for what they believe in.
The persistent incursions of elephants into the area have become almost routine, with little or no intervention from relevant authorities. This already poses great risks to lives and food security in a community whose livelihoods depend largely on agriculture.
Official records from the environmental body indicate that 214 households had already been evicted, with plans to evict 101 more, totaling 315 affected households.
The PAPs who were holding placards inscribed with words like Stop land grabs, don’t displace us for oil, for Tilenga, stormed the Hoima High Court at around 10 a.m. protesting the December 2023 court verdict.
Following complaints from the victims about mass destruction by wild animals and lack of compensation by UWA, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities operationalized the Wildlife Fund in October 2022 to compensate victims of human-wildlife conflicts.
The latest information obtained from EACOP indicates that so far, five shrines have been relocated according to the tradition and expectations of the persons who operated them.
In 2020, more than 3,500 families in Buliisa were displaced after floods submerged their homes and destroyed property worth millions of shillings at various landing sites.
At least 700 residents in Mpigi district have petitioned Parliament claiming UNRA has not adequately compensated them for the 60km Kampala - Mityana road constructed between 2008 and 2012.
Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister for Energy and Mineral Development warned that government has no other option but to forcefully take over the land should the PAPs reject the compensation money.
The 397.85 kilometers of road starts from Gulu City at Holy Rosary Catholic Church via Omoro to Pader crossing Agago before joining up Abim District and stretching North East to Kotido and Moroto.
The 160 traders led by Rashid Manafa, under their umbrella body, Joint Action for the Redemption of Ugandan Traders in South Susan, lost their produce and now want Parliament’s Committee on Trade, Tourism, and Industries to intervene on the matter.
Mayor Fort Portal Asaba Ruyonga explains that the decision by the affected property owners not to cooperate with the municipality is a threat to the multi-billion infrastructural development,
Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, says that following a fact-finding mission on the land by the government, the president has accepted to buy off the land in favor of the residents to allow them to settle peacefully. She says that the government will process land titles for all Bibanja holders on the contested land and also compensate them for the destruction caused to their properties.
On Tuesday, three witnesses including Peter Amara, Namuli's son-in-law, Kyle Lubega, and Richard Bizibira from Lubega & Buzibira Company Advocates, the city law firm that acted on behalf of the claimant gave parallel testimonies while appearing jointly before the MPs.
While appearing before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authority, and State Enterprises – COSASE on Thursday last week, Kyle Lubega, a co-owner of the law firm first told the lawmakers that in 2020, Namuli walked to their chambers to seek legal aid after the Government dragged on with her reparation.
It is said that about 532 million tonnes of rare earth elements have been identified in an area stretching a distance of 40-kilometres from the Igombe and Makuutu in Bugweri, Nakigo and Bulamagi in Iganga district and Imanyiro and Buwaaya sub-counties in Mayuge district. This area has almost 5000 households.
Johnbosco Habumugisha, the deputy managing director of EACOP told Uganda Radio Network that there are delays in the compensation processes due to lack of National Identification Cards by some of the poject affected persons yet the ID is a pre-requisite for the PAPs to be compensated.
