Members of Parliament on the Adhoc Committee investigating the allocation of land at the former Nakawa-Naguru housing estate have discovered that Uganda Land Commission (ULC) did not advertise for the land before it was allocated. Officials from ULC led by the acting chairperson, Prof Nyeko Pen-Mogi on Tuesday appeared before the committee that is currently…
State Minister for Lands Sam Mayanja has run to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja for rescue after his alleged mishandling of Nakawa-Naguru land deals backfired with stakeholders now becoming violent citing suspected foul play. In a letter dated Wednesday, February 23, 2022 to the Prime Minister and describing the matter as “very urgent”, the embattled minister,…
Uganda Land Commission Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki has been interdicted over alleged ‘kawukumi’ in her office. This was revealed in a letter written by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Betty Kamya to Judith Nalule Nabakooba who is the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Kamya was responding to Nabakooba’s letter in which she…
By Our Reporter Kampala: The embattled Uganda Land Commission Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki has been summoned by the Police Criminal Investigations Directorate , (CID) to be questioned about allegations of abuse of office in respect of payments to claimants under the Uganda Land fund. In summons dated October 11th 2021 and signed by Paul Kato…
Uganda’s Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has suspended the leadership of the Uganda Land Commission following a recent investigation of corruption and bribery at the commission. The minister has also taken over as the head of the Commission in the meantime. The Commission Chairperson, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki on October 2, 2021…
A war is brewing between the Ministry of Lands and the Uganda Land Commission over the list of landowners that are supposed to be compensated using the Ushs 18bn supplementary budget tabled before Parliament. Parliament deferred the approval of a supplementary budget of Shs292 billion for the financial year 2020/21 after it emerged that a…
