The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom has called for stronger efforts at domestic and global level to help recover back jobs that were lost at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. While addressing the ongoing 110th Session of the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in […]
The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom, is in Saudi Arabia to meet companies authorized to deploy Ugandan workers in the country. The visit running from January 23 to 28, 2022, aims at having a candid discussion with the companies on the safety of Ugandans following the recent complaints. The […]
Understanding Land Acquisition challenges that have necessitated the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2017 FOREWORD Compulsory acquisition is the power of government to acquire private rights in land for a public purpose, without the willing consent of its owner or occupant. This power is known by a variety of names depending on a country’s legal traditions, including […]
As you are aware, government has introduced a proposal to amend Article 26 of the 1995 Constitution to facilitate faster Land Acquisition for Public infrastructure; The Amendment proposes to insert immediately after clause (2) the following: “(3) Where the owner of property or any person having interest in or right over property objects to the […]
