La question de la tenure foncière et de la gouvernance foncière est l'un des défis les plus complexes et les plus multiformes auxquels sont confrontés les décideurs et les praticiens dans le domaine du développement. C'est particulièrement vrai lorsqu'il s'agit d'atteindre les objectifs de développement durable (ODD), car il existe plus d'une douzaine d'indicateurs liés à la terre répartis sur cinq objectifs des ODD, dont les données sont conservées par différentes agences dépositaires.

The land sector is increasingly being cited as a corruption hub. Many countries across the globe are grappling with land-related corruption that dates to the colonial years and which have metamorphosed into historical injustices and continue to be a source of conflict and violation of basic human rights. Cases of land grabbing, compensation-less expropriation, gender-based discrimination in accessing and ownership of land and related resources, illegal mining deals, bribing to access land administration services among others are not new in the lands sector.

“This plot is not for sale” are the six words you will find, marked on a lot of properties and plots of land in Uganda. The words are meant to ward off quack land or property brokers and conmen. Most of the cases handled in courts in Uganda, and Kampala in particular, are fraud-related cases (like selling land while the true owners are away using counterfeit titles) and land transaction fraud (when fake land titles are obtained and sadly some officers in the land registry are involved).