Kisoro Town Council & Another v Zungu
Kisoro Town Council & Another v Zungu (Civil Appeal 3 of 2012) [2015] UGHC 5 (4 June 2015)
The court found that the respondent's mother, Matilda Kanazi Mbonigaba, had established possession of the suit land, and her gift of the land to the respondent was valid under customary law. The evidence showed continuous possession by the family and a caretaker, with no credible proof from the appellants that the land was government property or that the respondent's claim was fabricated. The court held that the absence of formal approval for the transfer did not invalidate the gift, given the lack of a prescribed authority under the law. The Town Council's acquisition and plotting of the lan…
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- Customary Land Tenure
- Public Land Acquisition
- Compensation For Expropriation
- Proof Of Custom
- Urban Land Designation