Uganda, June 15 -- To most people, acquiring land in Uganda comes with a justified dread of having to navigate a rather tenuous sea of uncertainty regarding what rules they will have to play by, both during and after acquiring property.
Land tenure refers to the systems that govern the ownership of land. Yet this definition may seem unhelpful before we understand the principle that underlies real property law in most of the civilised world; the notion that the ownership of property simply speaks to the holding of a specific "interest" in the property, defined by certain rules. Thus, when we say we own land somewhere, we probably mean we hold an interest in the land depending on the laws that govern that area.
Following from Uganda's tumul...