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Government through the Ministry of Water and Environment is on spot for alleged illegal procurement of a 70.2-acre land in Kihanda Sub County, Kanungu District. It is alleged that in August 2023, the government through the Water Ministry entered into a purported land acquisition and compensation agreement with Christine Joy Tusiime for her family land at Ibarya Cell, Kanungu District. …

Women and queer people face violence and discrimination across Lesotho  LGBTI pride marchers in Lesotho in 2014. (Cath Mouogo photo courtesy of Welsh Centre for International Affairs / Matrix Support Group / The Hub) An international commission of lawyers and court officials has kicked off an initiative aimed at reducing violence against women and LGBTQI+ people in the southern African …

A report released by the Environment Governance Institute and Climate Rights International alleges the Kingfisher oil project is marked by military-enforced displacement, livelihood destruction, environmental damage and a rise in gendered exploitation. The report details abuses that challenge global claims of ethical energy investment in the Global South. “The abuses detailed in the report echo patterns seen in extractive projects …

Rubaga– Members of the Majlis Al Ulama (committee of eminent Sheikhs) of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), led by Sheikh Maghalia Isa Juma, were taken on a guided tour of the Council’s five-storey apartment construction project, now in its final stages of completion, before commencing their quarterly meeting, which was opened by His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, the …

A Kampala-based construction company has dragged Samco to Court over issues of delayed payment during the implementation of the Shs470 billion Akii- Bua Olympic Construction Project. Through his lawyer, Bashfame Company Limited is demanding a total of Shs3.9 billion (approximately $125,081.00) and Shs726m as the outstanding amount due on the Interim Payment Certificates and compensation for the delay. This has …