Land Conflict Management in Uganda: A Case Study of Buliisa District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A .................................................................................... i

DECLARATION B .................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION ....................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................... iv

LIST OF STATUTES ............................................................................... v

LIST OF CASES .................................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................ vii

CHAPTER ONE: ............................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1

1.0 Introduction: ................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the study ................................................................. 1

1.2 Statement of the Research Problem ................................................. 2

1.3 General objective ............................................................................. 3

1.3.1 Specific Objectives of the Study .................................................... 3

1.3.2 The Research questions: ............................................................... 3

1.4 Relevance of the study ..................................................................... 3

1.5 Area and Scope of the Study ............................................................ 5

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................... 6

LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................... 6

2.0 Introduction: ................................................................................... 6

2.1 Legal institutions ............................................................................. 6

2.2 Land Tenure Systems ...................................................................... 9

2.3 Land rights .................................................................................... 11

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3.0 Research Methodology ................................................................... 14

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................ 14

3.2 population of study ....................................................................... 14

3.3 Sampling ....................................................................................... 14

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3.4 Methods for data collection and analysis ....................................... 14

3 .4.1 Primary Data collection ............................................................. 15

3.4.2 Secondary data Collection .......................................................... 15

3.5 Ethical Consideration .................................................................... 16

3.6 Limitations to the Study ................................................................ 16

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lriNDINGS ()Jr 1rll~ S1rlJDY ............................................................. 1 ~

4.1 How legal institutions are resolving the land conflicts by reflecting on

the land conflicts resolution mechanisms set up by the state and the

challenges posed ................................................................................. 17

4.2 Land tenure systems in Buliisa district.. ........................................ 18

4.3 Relationship between land dispute resolution processes and practice

in the future ........................................................................................ 20

5.1 Conclusion .................................................................................... 23

5.2 Recommendations ......................................................................... 24

References ........................................................................................... 25

APPENDICES ...................................................................................... 28

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRES ......................................................... 28

APPENDIX 2: INTERVIEW GUIDE ........................................................ 30