Quoted from the New Vision of 06th May 2019
The Government of Uganda has started a pilot land mapping exercise in the districts of Mityana and Kassada .
Over 3000 tenancy rights (bibanja) holders from Myanzi sub-county in Kassadda district and Gombe in Mityana district are some of the first beneficiaries of the pilot exercise.
The bibanja holders received their land inventory (map) certificates on Thursday the 02 May 2019 at the Kidukulu parish headquarters.
The certificates shows the size of the land ,its location ,neighbors and landlord.
The land inventory enables the tenants to negotiate with the landlords on whether to buy out, sale, acquire a leases or get a certificate of customary occupancy over the land.
The pilot project targets about 10,000 tenants in Mityana and Kassada.
Further to this the tenants can get to know the size of their land which helps them certify their legal occupancy which actually protects them from eviction.
The mapping of the land is done for the willing tenants and their landlords.
GIZ together with their partners have been sensitizing and mapping land which is helping to resolve conflicts between landlords and tenants in Mityana and Kassadda.This exercise will go a long way in reducing land conflicts on private mailo land.
Regardless of having got their land mapped and received certificates the tenants are encouraged to continue paying their ground rent commonly known as Busuulu.
It should be noted that this Certificates are not Land titles however the certificate can now help one get started with the process of getting a title once you buy out.
