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Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 22 2020
Containers of crude oil at the test drilling site of CNOOC in Bunyoro Sub-region on January 24.The new extractives sector has caused both unfounded and real worries on how employment and business opportunities for Ugandans and Ugandan enterprises will thrive when the first oil drops. PHOTO /FILE
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Presidential candidates have an uphill task to address the land and natural resources question in Uganda. The 11 candidates have less than a month to deliver their manifestos to potential voters ahead of the January 14 election.
Key among the contentions in land matters is the ability of Ugandans to own and freely access land as stipulated in the 1995 Constitution. This is proving to be a big challenge for the current regime in a country with varying land tenures from customary, to leasehold, freehold and mailo.