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The minister for lands and housing, Hon. Betty Amongi reveals that govt will be issuing 300 free milo land titles to bibanja holders in Kirema, Kibubu and Kitutu inNakaseke district. The two plots of land comprising block 260 Plot 383 measuring 41.175 hectares and plot 385 measuring 21.6 hectares were bought by govt at a fee of UGX.2BN which has processed 300 land titles expected to be given out by the president, YK.M7 at the…

The minister for works and transport, Hon. Eng. Monica Azuba Ntege reveals governments’ plans to review the aviation legislative frame work as this will streamline and easy the licensing and certification processes of operators to reduce on the time required concluding the certification processes. Speaking at the 6th graduation ceremony for Uganda aviation school in Kampala today, the minister assures the graduates of job availability following the rejuvenated efforts by govt to have a national…

By.Admin Civil society organization have today released their private report dubbed, Before the NGO serving you is targeted, detailing how several offices were broken. Reading the finding today at the event to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN declaration of human rights defenders, Anthony Masape one of the researchers reveals, over 34 CSOs in and out of Kampala were broken into among them being HURINET, HURAPH, HRNJ, LASPNET, AKINA MAMA WA AFRIKA among others…

By. Damba Rogers The manager climate change at World Wide Fund-Uganda, Jacob Etinganan is challenging communities in westnile to develop special and local climate change adaptation and mitigation plans for the region if they are to crack down on the effects of climate change. Addressing a meeting of environmental CSOs in the westnile districts today, Jacob stresses that, adaptation plans developed locally always bear fruits faster as compared to foreign imposed strategies. He also reminds…

By.our reporter EAC women are demanding that regional heads of state assent to the East African community gender bill. Addressing a joint press conference today in Kampala, the executive director of the East African Sub-Regional Support Initiative For The Advancement of Women (EASSI) Hon. Sheila Kawamara Mishambi says, its unfortunate that is now over one year and none of the six partner states has returned the bill to the EAC secretariat or made any resolutions…

By Admin The General Court Martial in Makindye has handed a 40 year jail term to two men each, after admitting to being part of the Panga Wielding Group(Babijambia) terrorizing people in the Greater Masaka Region. Jumba Derrick and Kizza Bukenya Matiya also aged 40 years each pleaded guilty to the offence on 16th/October/this year, saying its not the first time they were committing a crime, but that they were convicts already who feel sorry…

By.Our reporter. The General Court Martial in Makindye has heard that Boda Boda 2010 Patron Abdullah Kitatta was the one behind the obstruction of the arrest of his brother a one Kiwalabye, who was wanted for the alleged murder of Case Clinic Accountant Francis Ekalunger. Major David Agaba is the 3rd Prosecution Witness in this case, and a former CMI Operations Officer in the Department of Counter Terrorism, but currently on a Foreign Mission in…

By.Admin The Land Probe Commission Chairperson Justice Catherine Bamugemereire has expressed concern over the way the Commission work is being incapacitated due to lack of operational funds. Justice Bamugemereire says she had decided to keep calm about it for four months now, but she discovered that the Commission budget was actually left out and not considered at all, and as a result of this some of the staff have decided to leave without pay. This…