Chapter Fifteen
Land and Environment.
Land.
237. Land ownership.
(1) Land in Uganda belongs to the citizens of Uganda and shall vest
in them in accordance with the land tenure systems provided for in this
Constitution.
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Notwithstanding clause (1) of this article—
the Government or a local government may, subject to article 26
of this Constitution, acquire land in the public interest; and the
conditions governing such acquisition shall be as prescribed by
Parliament;
the Government or a local government as determined by
Parliament by law shall hold in trust for the people and protect
natural lakes, rivers, wetlands, forest reserves, game reserves,
national parks and any land to be reserved for ecological and
touristic purposes for the common good of all citizens;
noncitizens may acquire leases in land in accordance with the
laws prescribed by Parliament, and the laws so prescribed shall
define a noncitizen for the purposes of this paragraph.
(3) Land in Uganda shall be owned in accordance with the following
land tenure systems—
(a) customary;
(b) freehold;
(c) mailo; and
(d) leasehold.
(4)
(a)
(b)
On the coming into force of this Constitution—
all Uganda citizens owning land under customary tenure may
acquire certificates of ownership in a manner prescribed by
Parliament; and
land under customary tenure may be converted to freehold land
ownership by registration.
(5) Any lease which was granted to a Uganda citizen out of public
land may be converted into freehold in accordance with a law which shall be