Uganda, Feb. 14 -- Buying land before undertaking due diligence has been cited by experts and the government as the leading cause of land fraud.

Experts say doing due diligence includes making background checks with the Lands ministry, visiting the site and engaging all parties and authorities concerned.

But the experts say the majority of buyers are cheated because they always rush to conclude transactions with the sellers who sometimes turn out to be fraudsters.

As a first step, the experts say anyone intending to buy land should, upon identifying the land, understand its tenure system, which can fall under any of these four categories of Uganda's land holding system, namely Mailo, Freehold, Leasehold, and Customary.

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