Government Hands Over Customary Land Certificates To 1,900 Families From Five Districts.

The NRM Government has implemented an initiative to register customary land and issue certificates of Customary ownership in the Lango sub-region, extending to districts such as Apac, Oyam, Lira, Dokolo, and now Amolatar.  The legal documentation was handed over 1,900 families.

 The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, expressed gratitude for the GIZ RELAPU project for supporting the Government in rolling out the registration process in 2 sub counties of Muntu and Agwingiri.

Francis Okello Rwotlonyo, the Amolatar Resident District Commissioner (RDC) representing the lands Minister Nabakooba at the function in Amolatar thanked governmwnt for giving land ownership to the communities.

Under the current  NRM manifesto, the Government pledged to provide customary land owners with Government documents confirming ownership, thereby securing customary ownership rights and any Parish Development Model  (PDM) investments nationwide.

He specifically acknowledged the customary land owners of Muntu and Agwingiri sub-counties for accepting the Government program, which aimed to prevent land grabbing and disputes.  He re-affirmed Government commitment to meeting the costs of processing the customary titles within the next two years with support  from the World Bank and the European Union.

The  representative of the Lands Minister assured  the customary land owners of Government support for land registration initiatives without introducing self-financing approaches that might exclude vulnerable groups.

He emphasized that registering customary land would transition people from subsistence to market economy, enabling them to create wealth and alleviate poverty through PDM programs.

He urged more families and clans to embrace the Government intervention as the key to ending land conflicts in the post-PDM period.