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2.0 FINDINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY2.1 Type of Land TenureLand in northern Uganda is generally owned under customarytype of land tenure. Under this system land is passed on underfamily lineage from one generation to another. From theresearch, it was discovered that the only way to acquire landamong the Acholi, Langi and Iteso is through inheritance. Underthis arrangement land is exclusively controlled by the clan. InAmuru district for example, it was interesting to discover thatpeople have not been selling or purchasing land because they donot posses exclusive ownership rights over this land. Anydecision that has to be taken on the land has to be approved bythe clan who in most cases do not approve sale. Among thepeople interacted with throughout the life of ULA in Amuru,there was no one found to have acquired land through purchase.From the data collection exercise, all respondents who possessedland in the three districts had it under customary tenure (Table1). Only 1 person in Apac District reported having freehold typeof land. It was discovered that this land owned under freehold islocated in a town council or municipality.8Milestones towards the Integration of Informal Justice Mechanisms into the Formal System
Table 3: Land Tenure TypesDistrictTenure types Amuru Apac Katakwi TotalCustomary 20 33 22 75Freehold 0 1 0 1Do not own Land 14 6 5 25Total 34 40 27 1012.2 Security of TenureIn Uganda, security of ownership on land is guaranteed throughpossession of documents such as certificate of customaryownership or certificate of title in case of registered land.The available data indicates that land in northern and easternUganda is mostly owned under customary tenure with nosupporting documents (Table 2). Ownership of a given parcel ofland is evidenced by neighbors and members of the clan whowere present at the time of its allocation/acquisition. Byimplication, the owner of the land will not have evidence ofownership in the event that s(he) fails to trace these witnesses. Inother instances, the witnesses may turn to be dishonest at thetime of dispute. This makes the customary land owners lesssecure because of unreliable evidence. On the other hand,customary land parcels are demarcated by boundaries which arenot permanent and are more likely to change over time. The factDecember 2010 9
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