The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has strongly opposed the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) in South Sudan, saying it is not helping bring peace but instead supporting one side in the conflict.
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Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has apportioned most of the blame linked to the devastating city floods on the government’s continued failure to arrest and evict encroachers of wetlands.
Lukwago, who was speaking on a national broadcast...
The three-day conference themed Exploring Real Estate Partnerships attracted real estate experts and stakeholders from different parts of the world to discuss ways to promote investment and growth in Uganda’s real estate sector.
The ministry has been issuing titles, but the exercise was recently halted to critically resolve the matter. Now officials at MZO are worried that public outcry is going to be so much.
In 2018, the government, represented by the then State Minister for Environment, Dr. Mary Goreti Kitutu, halted the eviction of locals from three Mubende forests by the NFA. The minister directed the forestry body to embark on the degazetting process of these forests. These are Kasolo Forest Reserve in Kigando Sub County (3,244 hectares), Lusiba Forest Reserve in Nabingoola sub-county (670), and Muyinayina Forest Reserve.