Land Conflicts And Effects Thereof In Kampala City: A Review Of Land Legislations In Uganda

ABSTRACT

The study is an analysis of different land legislations in Uganda in relation to

acquisition, use ownership, transfer and entire management of land use. The land

question being a worldwide phenomenon and Uganda being part of the entire world,

land has remained an unsolved issue for a long time although; a couple of laws have

been put in place to save the situation.

The study further analyses the causes and effects of land conflicts in Uganda and

particularly in Kampala district. Kampala being the capital city of Uganda, it has had

almost all kinds of land conflicts therefore, this study discusses them at length giving

a historical background of land conflicts in Kampala from pre-colonial era up to date.

In furtherance, the study gives an analysis of the land management and conflicts in

other jurisdictions putting emphasis on Nairobi and Dar es Salam. It points out how

these jurisdictions deal with the land issue in terms of; policies, management and

conflict resolution

The study also recommends strategies that may be adopted to avert such land

conflicts in Kampala city.

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