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January 28, 2025The Constitution of Uganda and the Ugandan Land Act recognize that women have the right to own land and acquire land through purchase, inheritance, gift, or divorce. However, statistics show that only 16% of land in Uganda is registered in the names of women, underscoring the gap between legal provisions and reality.
Denying women their rights has a profound and detrimental impact on individuals, communities, and societies at large, including hindering economic development, perpetuating violence against women, limiting access to education and healthcare, and undermining the potential of half of the population to contribute fully to society; essentially, it prevents women from reaching their full potential and creates significant social and economic disparities.
Therefore, the government needs to implement legal reforms by enacting gender-equal land laws, reviewing customary practices that discriminate against women, actively enforcing existing laws, raising awareness about women’s land rights, providing access to land registration services, and supporting community-based initiatives that promote gender equality in land ownership and decision-making.