1. INFLUENCE OF LAND POLICIES ON REGISTRATION PROCESS IN UGANDA 1900-2013 March 24-27 th, 2014 By Sarah Kulata, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Uganda Nadege Orlova, IGN France International; France Lauriane Gay, University of Montpellier I, France Project for Design, Supply, Installation and Implementation of the Land Information System and Securing of Land Records (DeSILISoR)

2. 2 2 1900 Uganda Agreement : Introduction of registered land tenure: Mailo Freehold Leasehold 1956 Decentralisation to 6 zonal offices 1962 Independence of Uganda: Creation of regional land boards 1966 Abolition of Kingdoms 1967 Republican constitution: creation of Uganda Land Commission 1975 Land reform decree of Idi Amin (All land made public) 1995 New Constitution restoring Freehold and Mailo and recognises Customary ownership 1998 Land Act Historical Background on land policy in Uganda

3. 33 Overview: Project led by IGN France International Consortium involving international and local subcontractors Started in February 2010, planned to finish in February 2013 (February 2014 for the technical support and maintenance) Contract signed with the Government of Uganda and the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (World Bank Funding) DeSILISoR Project

4. 44  Rehabilitation and digitization of existing land records and cadastral maps:  500,000 Titles  16,500 Maps  8,500 Job Jacket Records (Survey Files)  Provision of the base map for 6 districts (17,362 sq.km)  Upgrade of the working environment and supporting system tools within 6 Ministry Zonal Offices (MZOs) and National Land Information Centre (NLIC) through:  Provision of IT equipment (hardware and software)  Provision of tailor-made Land Information System (LIS) DeSILISoR: TARGETS

5. 55  Prepare the “Strategy for land registry offices modernization and enhancement of the land administration services”  Assist the MLHUD for implementation of this strategy through:  Technical Support  Training and Capacity Building  Public Awareness and Communication Campaign  Test the approach on 6 MZOs + NLIC and elaborate National wide Roll-out Plan DeSILISoR: TARGETS

6. Mbarara Fundamental Benchmark Aerial Photos: areas covered

7. Progress of te project after 1 year presentation Ref to Richard Oput presentation SPR-23 on 27th of March 7

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15. Ownership statistics 15 Population in mln persons 19691980199120022012 9,512,616,724,236,35 9 500 00012 600 00016 700 00024 200 00036 350 000 Active population4 750 0006 300 0008 350 00012 100 00018 175 000 Total Number of Owners existing this year56 09081 540128 536214 822557 536 Number of Mailo owners existing this year41 78755 76279 274130 829388 848 % of Active population having title1% 2% 3% % of Active population owners having Mailo title74%68%62%61%70%

16. Project for Design, Supply, Installation and Implementation of the Land Information System and Securing of Land Records MLHUD Thank you for your attention CONTACT DETAILS IN UGANDA: Ms Nadege ORLOVA, Project Director/Regional manager E-mail: norlova@ignfi.fr Tel: +33 6 82 65 25 67 Tel: 0779 38 77 96