{"id":11544,"date":"2024-02-22T14:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=11544"},"modified":"2024-02-22T14:11:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T14:11:15","slug":"nabakooba-tips-local-leaders-on-how-to-handle-land-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/nabakooba-tips-local-leaders-on-how-to-handle-land-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nabakooba Tips Local Leaders On How To Handle Land Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Our Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lands Minister, Judith Nabakooba, has highlighted the important \u00a0role of local council courts in land dispute resolution .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While addressing local leaders from five districts at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi District on February 20, Nabakooba said the Land Act provides for the local council courts to handle cases relating to land disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders in attendance were from Hoima, Kakumiro, Kassanda, Mubende, and Kyankwanzi Districts. These included LCV chairpersons, councilors, LC III chairpersons, National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairpersons on different levels, and NRM leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Land Act Cap 227 as amended 2001 gives power to you the leaders to sensitize residents about land rights, interests and responsibilities,\u201d  Nabakooba told the leaders .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the same law, Nabakooba said it is the role of local leaders to forward complaints beyond their jurisdiction to relevant authorities for appropriate handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not allow anyone to carry out unlawful evictions. If the landlord wants to use the land, let them first compensate the bibanja holders according to available rates in the area,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The same Act also provides for the same group to participate in division of land to family members after the death of the owner of the estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She tasked all leaders on ground to provide legal education to residents and improve their awareness towards land rights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis will develop the capacity of victims to complete administrative and judicial procedures to secure their land claims and rrights,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister cautioned village chairpersons against allowing surveyors to do boundary opening on land, arguing this would plant conflicts in their areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProvide mediation and conflict resolution support during boundary harmonization efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Charles Balala, from the office of the Administrator General, re-echoed Nabakooba\u2019s call for local council leaders to oversee the division of  inherited properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referring to the Succession (Amendment) Act Cap 2022, Balala revealed the criteria considered while dividing inherited estates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted courts of law are guaranteed with supreme powers to handle properties of the deceased before they are shared amongst the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou however need to first present authentic documents concerning the land before taking up any step. Many fraudsters hoodwink village chairpersons to take up people\u2019s land after giving them bribery,\u201d Mr Balala said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said courts in Uganda are reserved with the power to issue grants to administer estates of deceased persons. These include the probate (for testate estates), letters of administration with the will annexed, and letters of administration for intestate (no will) estates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Balala defined a probate as a document granted for the estates where the deceased left a will and this is issued basing on the validity of the will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He revealed the category of people who can be given access to a probate including the executor (heir) appointed in a will, the guardian of the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe executor must not be a minor or a person who has mental illness as provided for under the Sec 184 (I) of the Succession Act.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the escalating conflicts arise from situations when the deceased leave no will behind, which gives the relatives an opportunity to fight for selfish interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Balala said the letters of administration apply but following legal steps to convince the court the documents belong to the family in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou need to present a death certificate or a letter from a local Council (LC), with the executive stating the fact of the death to the Administrator General,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cSection IV of the Administrator\u2019s General\u2019s Act gives the Administrator General authority over estates of deceased persons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Our Reporter Lands Minister, Judith Nabakooba, has highlighted the important \u00a0role of local council courts in land dispute resolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-land"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/naba.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12902,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/nabakooba-cautions-village-chairpersons-on-aiding-and-protecting-land-grabbers\/","url_meta":{"origin":11544,"position":0},"title":"Nabakooba \u00a0Cautions Village Chairpersons On Aiding And Protecting \u00a0Land Grabbers","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"September 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Reporters In Kakiri The minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has warned village chairpersons to desist from aiding the prevalent cases of land grabbing in their different communities. 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