Politicians, Land Brokers Key in Grabbing People's Land; Minister Nabakooba. 

The Minister of Lands Housing and Urban Development, Hon Judith Nabakooba has attributed the rampant land Grabbing in the country to the involvement of Land Brokers and selfish politicians whom she accused of conniving with rich people to grab people's Lands. 

Nabakooba while addressing journalists at her office on Kampala on the archievemets done by the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development (CEDP) said that the only way to finish up land Grabbing in the country is by eliminating Land Blockers and selfish politicians whose interest is to gain for their own stomach and leaving out Ugandans to keep blame on government. "These brokers and selfish politicians Ugandans to keep bashing and tarnishing the name of government when actually they are the real problems,"says Nabaakoba.

The Minister however assured Ugandans that with now the help of CEDP the issues of land Grabbing with be no More. Minister Nabakooba adds that the CEDP project consists of five components, with the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development implementing Component 1, which focuses on land administration reform. This component includes sub-components such as improving land administration, systematic registration of communal and individually owned land, strengthening institutions for land dispute resolution, and enhancing land administration and management institutions.

Under the sub-component of improving land administration, activities include constructing zonal land offices, developing a Land Information System, strengthening land use planning functions, and improving land valuation and registration processes. Other activities involve developing legal and policy frameworks, strengthening survey and mapping capacity, and producing base maps for land administration.

The systematic registration of communal and individually owned land involves establishing communal land associations, demarcating and registering communal and individual lands, and issuing titles. The project also focuses on strengthening institutions and mechanisms for land dispute resolution through activities like reviewing rules and procedures, capacity building, and raising awareness of land laws.

According to Hon. Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing & Urban Development, the achievements of the CEDP project include; "operationalizing 22 Multi-Zonal Offices (MZOs) with a fully installed National Land Information System (NLIS), registering a significant number of land titles, and issuing Certificates of Customary Land Ownership. Other accomplishments include developing the National Physical Development Plan, modernizing the Geodetic Reference Framework, and producing base maps for land administration."

Looking ahead, the next phase of the CEDP project, known as CEDP-AF, aims to increase private sector investment in the tourism sector and strengthen the land administration system. Planned outputs include infrastructure development, enhancing the NLIS, demarcating and issuing titles to peri-urban and rural parcels, forming and registering communal land associations, and strengthening land valuation and management institutions.

The government has also intervened in land eviction matters, with measures in place to protect the rights of bibanja holders, provide guidelines and procedures for evictions, and involve relevant authorities in resolving disputes.

The restructuring of the project aims to optimize its effectiveness and ensure the successful completion of the CEDP-AF objectives.