Title: Conflict in Uganda's land tenure system

Authors: Owaraga, Norah

Place: Waterloo

Publisher: Centre for international governance innovation (CIGI)

Year: 2012

Journal: Africa portal backgrounder

Volume: 26

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: poverty, food security, legislation, administrative reform, customary law, public administration, land rights, land tenure, uganda

Abstract: Uganda’s dualist land tenure system is a root cause of conflict over land use and ownership. The current land tenure laws facilitate land alienation, threaten livelihoods and contribute to food insecurity. The need for reform imposes itself.

URL: http://dspace.africaportal.org/jspui/bitstream/123456789/32860/1/Backgrounder%20No%20%2026%20-%20Conflict%20in%20Ugandas%20Land%20Tenure%20System.pdf?1

Document type: Other