Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to Kibanda South MP, Jacob Karubanga to introduce a Private Member’s Bill entitled, the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, seeking to recognise five indigenous communities. The Bill when introduced seeks to amend […]
Tens of thousands in Uganda belong to tribes that aren’t recognized by the country’s constitution. That means they can’t access government services – and can’t become citizens. By Nakisanze Segawa KIRYANDONGO, UGANDA — In 2014, Sagwa Moses Masaba wanted the […]
By Moses Walubiri The mooted amendment is tailored to adding the Maragoli to the 56 officially recognized indigenous Ugandan communities. KAMPALA – After years of living in the shadows of a country they have known as their home, Parliament has […]
Complaint by the Maragoli Community to the Equal Opportunities Commission and related documents. Maragoli Community Follow up to AG Advice complaint to EOC 2017
The National Identification Registration Agency (NIRA) is continuing to hold unto 15,000 national identity cards of members of the Maragoli community on grounds that they are not a recognised tribe in Uganda. The Maragoli community settled in present-day Uganda in […]
Compilation of documents related to a petition dated 10 August 2015 from the Maragoli to the Attorney General for guidance on the legal status of the Maragoli, and the official responses (in reverse date order from 2016). Maragoli petition to […]
The demand by the Maragoli to win cultural rights and identity in Uganda is in order By Editorial The demand by the Maragoli to win cultural rights and identity in Uganda is in order. But the demand must give us […]
Elders and leaders of the Maragoli, a tribe which originated from Kenya and settled in parts of Bunyoro and Busoga are in Kampala to petition parliament seeking recognition as an indigenous Ugandan tribe. Tribes which were in the country by […]
Petition for Maragoli Community to be listed in 3rd schedule to the constitution (originally dated 29 July 2014, response 14 May 2015). Maragoli petition to Uganda parliament
In the 1950s a community of Kenyans crossed into neighbouring Uganda, settling in present-day Kiryandongo district. Until recently, the Maragoli community considered themselves Ugandans at all levels. But an ongoing national ID registration process, which requires all Ugandans to acquire […]
Members of the Maragoli community living in Bunyoro are demanding recognition by Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and central government. The Maragoli community now living in Kigumba in Kiryandongo district, Ntoma and other parts of Masindi district, are a Kenyan tribe that […]