Daily Monitor
Friday January 08 2021
James Muhindo
Since 2014 when President Museveni was quoted to have mooted the idea of compulsorily acquiring land at the National Conference on Mineral Wealth, the debate has raged on and remains unsettled to date.
Whereas the Presidents’ proposal related to granting investors access to mineral-rich land, a position that is backed by Article 244 of the Constitution, the compulsory land acquisition conversation has since extended to other government projects and public works.
According to the Ministry of Lands, this move is informed by concerns from the Executive over delays of infrastructure and extractives projects due to prolonged land acquisition processes.
Daily Monitor
Sunday December 20 2020
Since 2014 when the President was quoted to have mooted the idea of compulsorily acquiring land at the national conference on mineral wealth, this debate has raged on and remains unsettled to date.
Whereas the President’s proposal was related to granting investors access to mineral-rich land, a position that is backed by Article 244 of the Constitution, the compulsory land acquisition conversation has since extended to other government projects.
According to the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, this move is informed by numerous concerns from the Executive over the delay of infrastructure and extractives projects due to prolonged land acquisition processes.
Daily Monitor
Monday December 14 2020
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Since 2014 when President Museveni was quoted in the media to have mooted the idea of compulsorily acquiring land at the National Conference on Mineral Wealth, this debate has raged on and remains unsettled up-to-date.
Whereas the Presidents’ proposal is related to granting investors access to mineral-rich land, a position backed by Article 244 of the Constitution, the compulsory land acquisition conversation has since extended to other government projects and public works in general.
According to the Lands ministry, this move is informed by numerous concerns from the Executive over the delay of infrastructure and extractives projects due to prolonged land acquisition processes. Government is currently grappling with, among other issues, the rights granted by the 1995 Constitution, which provides that persons affected by development projects should not vacate the land until they are promptly and adequately compe