Galiwango v Kimbuge and 9 Others
Galiwango v Kimbuge and 9 Others (Civil Suit 28 of 2021) [2024] UGHCLD 171 (25 June 2024)
The court found that the legal interest in the suit land belongs to the Kabaka of Buganda, who is the registered proprietor. The 1st to 9th defendants, being royals, only have user rights for cultural functions and lack authority to transfer any interest in the land without the Kabaka's consent. The memorandum of understanding (PE I) between the plaintiff and the 1st to 9th defendants was executed without such consent and is therefore illegal and incapable of passing any title or protectable interest to the plaintiff. Statutory provisions under the Land Act require landlord consent for any tr…
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- Kibanja Interest
- Landlord Consent
- Illegal Land Transactions
- Trusteeship Of Land
- Cultural Land Rights