By Dismas Nuwaine
Despite the heavy morning downpour, Tukegumya Victoria, a 36-year-old mother of five, was the first to arrive at the Nalweyo town council headquarters in Kakumiro district to pay her stamp duty fees. For Tukegumya, this was a crucial step to secure a land title for her six-acre farm.
Tukegumya has had this land for 10 years, but without a land title. Thanks to the partnership between the URA and the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, that has seen Tukegumya and 3,000 others legalize their land ownership.
Tukegumya, a commercial farmer has worked tirelessly alongside her husband to cultivate their land. Despite their success, the lack of a land title has always left them vulnerable to potential land grabbers.
“I am confident that after this process, I will have full ownership of my land,” she said.
In Nalweyo town council alone, the Tujenge team is tackling 370 files, representing both individual and corporate landowners, excluding six files linked to roads and four in wetland areas.
After concluding their work in Nalweyo, the team will move to Kyarujumba Village in Kakindo Sub-county, where over 871 files await processing, excluding 17 by roadsides and other four in wetlands.
John Byarugaba, the district staff surveyor for Kibaale, noted that local leaders have played a crucial role in mobilizing the community to participate in the land titling process.
