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- proper noun A district in central
Uganda .
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Examples
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Longoli and his family of six lost everything last year when, with three months notice, the Ugandan government evicted him and thousands of others from the Mubende and Kiboga districts to make way for the UK-based New Forests Company to plant trees, to earn carbon credits and ultimately to sell the timber.
Ugandan farmer: 'My land gave me everything. Now I'm one of the poorest' 2011
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In Uganda, Oxfam says the government removed more than 20,000 people from their homes in 2006 to 2010 in the central Mubende and Kiboda districts as well as the eastern Bugiri district, to make way for a telephone-pole and construction-material venture.
Moves to Snap Up Land in Africa Draw Scrutiny Patrick McGroarty 2011
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These people living close to Kicucula village claim to have been evicted from forest land in Mubende district, Uganda.
Ugandan farmer: 'My land gave me everything. Now I'm one of the poorest' 2011
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In early May, police uncovered several graves in Mityana, Mubende district.
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Mr. Bakeshisha, 51, said he was given land in Namwasa forest in Mubende district in 1997 by a local kingdom through his father's serviceman association.
NYT > Global Home By JOSH KRON 2011
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Mr. Bakeshisha, 51, said he was given land in Namwasa forest in Mubende district in 1997 by a local kingdom through his father's serviceman association.
NYT > Home Page By JOSH KRON 2011
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According Oxfam, the army and police were mustered to push people off the land in Kiboga and Mubende districts.
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Kampala - TWO policemen attached to Madudu Police Post in Mubende were yesterday morning lynched while on duty.
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Kampala - TWO policemen attached to Madudu Police Post in Mubende were yesterday morning lynched while on duty.
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Narrating the incident, Mubende resident district commissioner Steven Bewayo, said as the cops approached Ssaka, he mobilised a group who stoned Akampulira to death.
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