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FEATURE-Uganda drive to certify customary land runs into culture clash
When the residents of a northern Ugandan village heard about a plan to document their land, they worried it was going to be stolen.
Reuters | Kampala | Updated: 01-06-2021 18:16 IST | Created: 01-06-2021 18:00 IST
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When the residents of a northern Ugandan village heard about a plan to document their land, they worried it was going to be stolen. But after photographing the land in Owele and taking coordinates, government officials gave people there something they never had before: pieces of paper proving the land they lived on was theirs.
Leasing land; laying out the process
Wednesday May 19 2021
Summary
A lease widens your scope of options for land use. However, you should know the procedure for entering or terminating one, write Beatrice Nakibuuka and
Gabriel Buule.
Leasing land is one among several ways that one can acquire land in Uganda. Following guidelines provided by Minstry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, a land owner can formalise an agreement with an intending land user in exchange for rent under the Leasehold tenure system.
Access to land
Caleb Ssentongo wanted to grow pine but did not have enough land on which to grow the trees. A friend advised him to get into agreement with someone whom he would pay annually in order to kickstart his project.