By Gerald Businge on February 17, 2012
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The state minister for defense Gen. Jeje Odong has been tasked by MPs on defense and internal affairs committee to explain circumstances under which President Museveni acquired the Kisozi land in sembabule district. The general, who was accompanied by a host of officers including Brig. Silver Kayemba, came under fire by the committee chaired by […]
By Gerald Businge on November 24, 2011
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News Release: A paper published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development warns that African governments are signing away water rights for decades with insufficient regard for how this will affect millions of local users, including fishing, farming and pastoralist communities. The water rights often feature in the growing number of large land […]