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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>More than 5,000 lanowners in Butaleja District are set to be issued with customary land titles as part of a strategy to reduce cases of land conflicts.<\/b><\/p>\n

The programme is being implemented by the Uganda Community-Based Association for Women and Christian Welfare (UCOBAC) a non-governmental organisation, in partnership with the Lands ministry.<\/p>\n

The $290,000 (Shs1.1b) project with funding from Global Land Tools Network (GLTN) and INHABITANT titled \u201cScaling up community land registration and land use planning on customary land\u201d is meant to help women, men and youth in Naweyo, Kachonga and Mazimasa sub-counties.<\/p>\n

During a meeting held at the weekend with the district leaders, Mr Jordana Wamboga, the project officer at UCOBAC, said landlords will be supported to get land titles.<\/p>\n

A total of 2,500 wetland users will also be equipped on community resource usage and management planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge the area land committees, LCs, the district land board and all stakeholders to sensitise communities in wetland management,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ms Hajirah Namagogwe, the Butaleja RDC, said: \u201cWe hope the locals get land titles and they live in peace. This will improve food security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Yusuf Hamila, the district speaker, cited the instance where he was denied a loan from a bank because he had no land title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intervention of UCOBAC to support communities to own land titles will be a big milestone in addressing the escalating land conflicts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The assistant chief administrative officer, Mr Herbert Himigu, called upon UCOBAC to stop sidelining the males in the programme because they are the main source of conflicts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe population growth associated with land fragmentation has increased land conflicts. Eighty percent of land in Butaleja is customarily owned yet the holders lack documentation,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhereas the district has a population of about 350,000 with a total of 644sq Km of land, 40 percent of the land is covered by wetlands,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Youth empowerment<\/b><\/p>\n

The district lands officer, Mr Twaha Kirya, urged the youth to embrace the existing legal infrastructure and opportunities for participation in land decision-making processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey [youth] should understand the value of the land before they could think of selling it to buy motorcycles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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