The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has cancelled 112 illegal land titles located within Central Forest Reserves (CFRs) in Uganda, marking a significant step in protecting the country’s forested lands.
The titles, mostly from the districts of Central Uganda such as Kampala, Kayunga, Mukono, Jinja, Masaka, Entebbe and Mpigi, were fraudulently issued on government-protected forest land.
This decisive action is part of NFA’s mandate to manage and protect Central Forest Reserves, which cover a total of 1,265,741 hectares across Uganda. The NFA and Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development is scrutinizing another 700 illegal land titles also identified for cancellation.
Aldon Walukamba, the Communications and Public Relations Manager (CPRM) at NFA, has urged the public to remain vigilant and cautious of unscrupulous individuals who create false documents and illegally issue land titles on forest land.
Walukamba said “We call on the public to be aware of illegal land dealers who fabricate documents and positions with the intention of creating fraudulent land titles on government forest land, duping unsuspecting clients of their time and money.”
He further called upon district local governments and other relevant government agencies to refrain from processing or issuing land titles without first consulting the NFA for accurate information on forest boundaries. “We implore district local governments and other government agencies not to process or issue land titles without seeking information from the NFA,” Walukamba emphasized.
