Bulambuli, Uganda – The Ugandan government’s plan to permanently resettle thousands of landslide victims from Bududa, Manafwa, and Bulambuli districts has hit another roadblock due to escalating land ownership disputes.

For months, displaced families have been living in dire conditions at the Bunambutye Temporary Resettlement Camp in Bulambuli District, awaiting relocation to permanent land. However, the process has stalled as conflicting claims over the earmarked land have forced the government to halt purchases, leaving victims stranded in overcrowded tents with limited basic amenities.

The High Court in Mukono has set a trial date for the land argument involving the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, Major Mark Wanyama and Mukono businessman, Jackson Twinamasiko, after the failed mediations.

Residents of Butaala Buuna, Kabalangaja, Ebuyoola, Balisanga, and Mujumbi villages in Kayonza Sub-county, Kayunga District, are living in fear as they accuse a woman identified as Penina Awoli of violently evicting them from their ancestral land.  

Kasese, Uganda – A mob last night lynched a suspected thief in Kizungu Cell, Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality.