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some of the people who lost their land due to land evictions in Kayunga districtThe problem of Land evictions have taken centre stage is the politics Uganda.
At least thousands of people have become landless and land lords are selling them off to people who are evicting them without compensation.
The Uganda land law of 1998 provides for the compensation of a tenant before he is evicted but most land lords secure forged court eviction orders to throw out tenants leaving most of them homeless.
In Galiraya and Bbaale sub counties in Kayunga district, some people are now leaving in bushes due to the fate caused to them by ruthless landlords whoa re said to mind only about their selfish interests.
The government of Uganda was prompted to table a bill before parliament to amend the land law so as to include penalties for people who evict tenants from land illegally but this has also faced unnatural oppositions from land lords who own the media there.
It should be noted that the issue of land in Uganda especially the central region was worsened by the British colonialists who gave out land to the Kingdom royals and the church in the 1900 Buganda agreement living the majority landless but only mere tenants.
The minister of state foe elderly and disabilities, Hon Sulaiman Madada said that much is being done on the side of government to resettle the people by protecting them from absentee landlords whose aim is only to make money.
However, some section of the tenants seems to be raring with the landlords given the fact that this involves the King of Buganda who is said to own most of the land there and the fact of paying loyalty to the king.
