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The exercise started with the validation of the 1952 geodetic reference frames made up of concrete pillars and proceeded to survey and confirm the boundary points. The exercise is to be conducted in Kyarukara, Rwenjubu, Top Hill, Kiganda and Kyakitale wards all in Katwe sub-county.

Jumah Hassan Nyene, the Soroti University spokesperson, says they are unable to compensate the evicted families.

Okalebo wants the affected residents to vacate the land as soon as possible to allow the University to continue with its planned development on the land.

The controversy stems from a donation of more than 460 acres of land to Soroti University by Teso College Aloet. Residents in the adjacent village however accused the University of annexing an additional 110 acres to the chunk that was originally donated.

Irumba has been battling government over the ownership of a piece of land measuring about 200 acres in Rwentuha Sub County, Kyegegwa district. The disputed land neighbors Kyaka I Refugee Settlement.

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has ordered Masaka district Land board to cancel one of the two titles for a property claimed by the Old Kampala and Kibuli Muslim factions.

Betty Amongi, the Lands, Housing and Urban Development Minister, said inadequate funding and staffing in the office of the Chief Government Valuer is delaying the operation and implementation of key government projects like the Standard Gauge Railway, Road Constructions and Extension of Electricity.

Ignatius Koomu Kiwanuka the Nakaseke LC 5 Chairman says that as result officials of Buganda Land Board are exploiting the information gap to claim ownership of all district lands and engaging in registration of people on land which doesnt belong to them.

The planned relocation follows a request by the Parliamentary Commission to take over buildings adjacent to parliament in order to ease operations of the legislature which is currently constrained due to limited space.

Bunyoro leaders want the Ministry of Lands to simplify land registration, so that people in the oil-rich region can register their land and avoid losing it without compensation.

So far 40 freehold titles have been acquired for locals in Jinja district by CARITAS, while 700 plots of land are being surveyed at a cost of 800,000 Shillings.

Olivia Kwagala, Iganga District Woman MP says by failing to consult the Education ministry the Lands Ministry acted illegally.

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and urban Development has halted the eviction of retired civil servants from the government pool houses in Mbale and the sale of the same houses.

The lands registry in the Ministry of Lands is temporarily closing business to the public till January 2013 to enable them complete computerization of land titles.

The 32 page charter seen by URN lists the obligations of both the clients and the ministry for effective service delivery.

IGN France, the company contracted to digitalise the lands registry has imported equipment worth two million US dollars that will be used to update the land transactions.

Christopher Burke, the Communication Coordinator IGN France, said the digitalized land information system will reduce opportunities for multiple land titles. The new system land information system is meant to reduce the time required to check, update and transfer land titles. 380,000 land titles have so far been digitalized.

The ministry of lands, housing and urban development is to digitalise all land administration units in the country by February 2013.