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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