Muwulize Growers Cooperative Society Limited v Rwenzigye
Muwulize Growers Cooperative Society Limited v Rwenzigye (Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2014) [2022] UGCA 173 (20 June 2022)
The respondent did not acquire a lawful customary interest in the suit land under the Land Reform Decree No. 3 of 1975, as written permission from the prescribed authority was required for such acquisition after 1975. Mere occupation, possession, and development of public land did not confer customary tenure. However, both parties applied for and received lease offers from the Uganda Land Commission. The respondent's long-standing occupation and development of the land since 1991 granted him a possessory interest, while the appellant was never in possession and fraudulently claimed the land w…
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- Customary Tenure
- Public Land Occupation
- Leasehold Priority
- Land Reform Decree
- Possessory Interest