Land inquiry holds public hearings in Hoima

PIC: The commission is led by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire. (Credit: Richard Sanya)

LAND

Starting today (Monday), the Land Inquiry Commission will this week hold public hearings in Hoima, until Friday.

This is the fourth time that the commission is travelling outside its Kampala base to hold public hearings, right from the time it started conducting hearings on May 9 this year.

Chaired by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, the commission has held public hearings in the districts of Wakiso, Luwero, and Jinja.

The other commissioners are Fredrick Ruhindi, Mary Oduka Ochan, Joyce Gunze Habaasa, Dr Rose Nakayi, Robert Ssebunnya and George Bagonza Tinkamanyire.

Ebert Byenkya  is the lead counsel, John Bosco Suuza the assistant lead counsel, while Judiciary Deputy Registrar of Planning and Development Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya heads the secretariat.

Commission mandate

The commission's mandate is to probe efficiency of the laws, policies and  processes of land registration, acquisition, administration and management.

It is also tasked with inquiring the effectiveness of the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) in administering public land and relevant bodies in the reservation of wetlands, forests, road reserves, and national parks, among other gazetted spaces.