15/09/2022
Education is Key.
Those who have been asking me about What is involved in land governance matters, I have taken my time to work on this for purposes of giving you information, I guess it's going to be very important for your own consumption
Land governance concerns the rules, processes and structures through which decisions are made about land ownership and its utilisation. Secondly, the manner in which these decisions are implemented and enforced is equally important. Good land governance should ensure that land rights are recognised and protected.
This helps to ensure security of tenure, which gives way to harmony in society, peace and tranquillity in the country. These create the necessary and conducive environment for production thereby augmenting poverty eradication, social and economic development. Good governance as such also contributes to the realisation of several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Some of the principles of good land governance that we are pursuing in Uganda:
They include:
1. Equitable access to land
2. Security of tenure to all members of the society with specific measures to enhance security of tenure and property rights of women.
3.Transparent decision making regarding land and natural resources
4. Decentralised land administration
5. Effective, efficient and responsive land administration services to all citizens
Land is our heritage Lets secure it.
Baluku Jim James Rivers (Chairman)
Senior Lands Officer
Kasese District Local Government
