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LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN UGANDA
LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN UGANDA Land management is part and partial to the realization of Uganda's vision of 2040. Given the majority of people depend on agriculture to earn a living, secure land security in the country is one of the essential elements that land professionals and other stakeholders should critically look into. Land tenure refers to one's right to own, live and use land. Uganda has had a very complex land tenure system dating back to colonial times. One complex tenure system is Mailo where there are both tenants and landlords on the same piece of land. The existence of this system has caused lots of landlessness among the poor people who mainly are squatters on the said land and this has therefore hampered economic development so much in the country. Another tenure system that has hindered development is the customary tenure system. This is where land is held by family, individuals, and clan members without a land title. Such land cannot be used as collater...
Take off the Old, Put on the New “Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires . . . be made new in the attitude of your minds; and . . . put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV) If you want to have lasting change in your life, you have to start with your body—and your mind is part of your body. So, to change your life, you have to change the way you think. Romans 12:2 says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (NIV). That word “transformed” in the Greek is the word we get “metamorphosis” from. Metamorphosis is what happens when a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. When a caterpillar wraps itself in a cocoon, it eventually comes out. But it’s been transformed—not into a better version of a caterpillar, but into a totally different creature. That’s not improvement. That’s radical transformation! And only ...