Effect of Land Tenure Systems to the Development of Kampala City in Uganda

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Using relevant examples, Examine the different land tenure systems in Kampala and their role in the development of Kampala City. By definition, land tenure refers to the manner in which land is owned, occupied, used and disposed of within a community. The following are the land tenure systems as enshrined in the 1995 Ugandan constitution which include Mailo Land System, Freehold System, Leasehold System, Customary land and Public Land systems. It should however be noted that the most commonly used land tenure systems in Kampala and central region as a whole are Mailo land tenure system, Lease hold system and Public land tenure system. The Mailo Land Tenure, Land held under mailo tenure is many confined to the Central region of Uganda. The system confers freehold granted by the colonial government in exchange for political co-operation under the 1900 Buganda Agreement. Essentially feudal in character, the mailo tenure system recognizes occupancy by tenants (locally known as Kibanja holders), whose relationship with their overlords or land lords is governed and guided by the provisions of the Land Act. Mailo land, like freehold is registered under the Registration of Titles Act. All transactions must therefore be entered in a register guaranteed by the state. Under this tenure, the holder of a mailo land title has absolute ownership of that land. The system therefore helps the development of the city in the following ways. The Mailo Land Tenure is suitable for residential land and available for use for residential development purpose. With this type of land, housing dominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas. Such residential developments may take the form of single family housing or multi-family residential or apartments. For example, the Real estate developers like Jomayi, Genesis among others have residential plots in and around Kampala which have
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