Lands Minister Nabakooba directs cancellation of freehold titles on forest reserves at Masaka meeting

Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba directed people holding freehold titles on forest reserves to vacate and told district land boards to cancel such titles, speaking at a stakeholders' meeting in Masaka City, according to the Daily Monitor. She said the Ministry and Uganda Land Commission are starting a five-year inventory to locate and title government land, while the acting Permanent Secretary warned of a coming crackdown on land officers involved in irregular allocations.