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Mailo tenure allows different ownership and usage rights for registered land, while leasehold tenure is the primary form...
05/06/2025

Mailo tenure allows different ownership and usage rights for registered land, while leasehold tenure is the primary form of landholding for non-citizens (individuals or companies), usually lasting up to 99 years.

Uganda's 1995 Constitution recognises four land tenure systems under Article 237: Customary, Freehold, Mailo, and Leaseh...
04/06/2025

Uganda's 1995 Constitution recognises four land tenure systems under Article 237: Customary, Freehold, Mailo, and Leasehold. Ownership under each of these systems contains specific rights and obligations for landowners and occupants.

The 1900 Buganda Agreement significantly altered land ownership in the central region of Uganda. It divided land into tw...
02/06/2025

The 1900 Buganda Agreement significantly altered land ownership in the central region of Uganda. It divided land into two types: Mailo land, given to kings and other notable individuals, and crown land, reserved for government use.

Uganda is a signatory to multiple regional and international treaties safeguarding women’s equal property rights. The ob...
01/05/2025

Uganda is a signatory to multiple regional and international treaties safeguarding women’s equal property rights.

The obligations emphasize three core areas: modernising laws to eliminate discriminatory practices, creating dedicated institutions for implementation, and maintaining accountability through regular reporting and judicial oversight.

The treaty which established the East African community does not directly mention women's land rights; however, some pro...
30/04/2025

The treaty which established the East African community does not directly mention women's land rights; however, some provisions impose obligations on states to ensure their economic participation, which can be interpreted to include land rights since land is an important factor of economic production.

Gender Strategy for the Implementation of Uganda’s National Land Policy emphasized that Ugandan women share a common rea...
29/04/2025

Gender Strategy for the Implementation of Uganda’s National Land Policy emphasized that Ugandan women share a common reality: they till the land and produce the food, yet they lack secure land rights and are denied equal inheritance rights.

With secure rights to land, women and girls can improve food security, education, health and economic development for themselves, their families and the community.

The Marriage Bill, 2024 aims to reform and consolidate the law relating to marriage and divorce with the introduction of...
27/03/2025

The Marriage Bill, 2024 aims to reform and consolidate the law relating to marriage and divorce with the introduction of a significant reform on matrimonial property rights.

The bill references key case laws such as Ambayo v. Aserua where the court emphasized that ownership of matrimonial property is determined by the contributions of both parties.

The court also emphasized that upon dissolution of a marriage or separation, property division follows the principle of equity considering both monetary and non-monetary contributions.

Women’s domestic contributions are valued in the same way as men’s financial contributions when determining the division of property.

Stand for Her Land

With just five years remaining to assess the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), today we focus sp...
26/03/2025

With just five years remaining to assess the achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), today we focus specifically on SDG Goal 5(a), which addresses women’s Land Rights.

The SDGs are a set of 17 global objectives established by the United Nations in 2015. They aim at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and prosperity for all by 2030.

Among these goals are Gender Equality, No Poverty and Zero Hunger.

Stand for Her Land

Numerous international laws, regional conventions, treaties, instruments and frameworks have been developed to promote a...
26/03/2025

Numerous international laws, regional conventions, treaties, instruments and frameworks have been developed to promote and protect women's land and property rights.

Uganda has made tremendous steps in domesticating these instruments by developing progressive and gender-responsive laws and policies to advance women's land rights.

However many people including rights holders, duty bearers and community members still have limited knowledge of these laws.

To address this, we have partnered with the Stand for Her Land Campaign, a global campaign that seeks to advance Women’s Land Rights coordinated by Uganda to educate, enhance legal literacy and raise public awareness about the existing legal frameworks and policies that protect women’s land rights.

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