Uganda Case Law

Muwulize Growers Coop Society Limited v Rwenzigye

Muwulize Growers Coop Society Limited v Rwenzigye (Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2014) [2022] UGCA 166 (10 June 2022)

Court

Court of Appeal of Uganda

Case number

Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2014

Judge

Egonda-Ntende, JA, Kibeedi Mutangula, JA, Gashirabake, JA

The Court of Appeal held that the respondent had no lawful customary tenure under the Land Reform Decree, but his long occupation and development gave him priority over the appellant’s undisclosed lease claim.

• Customary Tenure
• Public Land Allocation
• Land Reform Decree
• Leasehold Priority
• Fraudulent Land Applications
• Customary-tenure