Land grabbing, poor administration of customary tenure system fuel conflicts in Uganda
In many places in the world, a title is the only evidence of land ownership, but for a majority of Ugandans, it is not proof they can provide in a land dispute or as security for a bank loan.
About 20 per cent or 500,000 pieces of land are registered in the entire country, according to the Ministry of Lands. The rest of the land is held under customary tenure, one of four systems under which land in Uganda is owned. The others are freehold, mailo, and leasehold.
