Uganda, April 13 -- Land reform can refer to the continuous improvement in the way land is defined, registered and administered. It is continuous because the demands on land are continuous and constantly changing.

Land is defined by its size, its location and its shape. It is registered according to the person in whom it is vested, a bundle of rights and privileges that only they can enjoy at a given time. Land is finally administered by the way it is used. It can be residential, commercial, agricultural or administrative.

Historically, land reform has taken a predictable trajectory, determined mainly by population growth. The year 1900 is of significance in Uganda's land reform history because it was the first time in Africa that a con...