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| Title: | The roots of land struggles in Uganda: a case study of Kibaale district |
| Author: | Magezi, James Wilson |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Periodical: | Uganda Journal (ISSN 0041-574X) |
| Volume: | 52 |
| Period: | December |
| Pages: | 76-80 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Uganda East Africa |
| Subjects: | land conflicts land tenure landownership History, Archaeology Land tenure--Uganda--History Kibaale District (Uganda) |
| Abstract: | This article discusses land relations and ownership in Kibaale, Uganda, during the precolonial, colonial and postcolonial period, in a bid to establish the roots of land struggles in the district. It zeroes in on changes in the precolonial land tenure system, the commoditization of land and the land policies of both colonial and postcolonial regimes. The resistance of the Banyoro against the invading Anglo-Ganda colonial forces in 1893-1899 marked the beginning of land struggles in Kibaale. In 1894 the British commissioner to Uganda, Colonel Colville, carved out part of Bunyoro's land and gave it to the Baganda as a reward for their support. Subsequently the 1900 Buganda Agreement changed the precolonial land tenure system, which was largely communal, to the 'mailo' land system, which promoted private ownership of land. This turned land into a commodity which could be bought at a market price and created a class of absentee landowners and tenants. The end result was land struggles, which have persisted in Kibaale to date, the postcolonial regime having missed several opportunities to resolve the issue. It is recommended that the government expedite the purchase of land from absentee landlords, distribute it to the current tenants and legalize them as the bona fide owners. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |
