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Speaking at the same event, Odongo Tonny Ocen, the LC5 vice chairperson of Dokolo, said ever since LEMU started their operations in the district they have never registered any serious issues in the community or at the district.
District Police Commander of Dokolo, SP Patience Baganzi, has hailed LEMU for advocating for land rights.
While the Green Energy Initiative (GEI) of Bukona Agro Processors Ltd seems to appeal to the central government and the donors, the study found that local government leaders represented by both the sub-county at Koch-Goma and the Nwoya district local government are disgruntled by the lack of compliance with the agreed MoUs.
LEMU conducted the research in the country’s four sub-regions of Acholi, Lango, Teso and Karamoja – benefiting 15 districts.
LEMU said the project’s major focus was around three categories of investments across Lango, Acholi, Teso and Karamoja sub-regions.
LEMU says grassroots models like Adamasiko offer a template for resilient farming rooted in heritage.
Judy served as the Founding Director of the Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU) from 2003 to 2019. She died on March 5, 2023.
Judy Adoko left a remarkable legacy at LEMU and her memorial lecture is to keep her work alive.
When people become landless and they are not in control of how they produce their food, then we are creating dependence in communities, Dr. Theresa Auma noted.
The Learning Week, held at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, focused on promoting successful partnerships between government and civil society in land governance. It lasted one week.
LEMU, led by Dr. Theresa Auma, played a critical role in organising and hosting Uganda’s June land conference.
Uganda developed a national land policy whose goal is to ensure an efficient, equitable and optimal utilisation and management of Uganda’s land resources for poverty reduction, wealth creation and of our socioeconomic development.
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