Museveni Urges Land Policy Experts on Multidimensional Economic Planning

By Kampala Post Reporter

President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday opened an International Conference on the Implementation of Land Information Systems with a call on land policy experts to plan for a multidimensional economy based on all sectors citing agriculture, industry, ICT and services among others.

“Therefore when you are planning for the land, plan for how it will cope with this new waking up. How it will cater for the 4 sectors of wealth. Commercial agriculture, industry, services and ICT,” he said.

President Museveni noted that when dealing with land matters and making policies experts should bear in mind the fact that they are dealing with a society that has suffered from stunted growth since the continent did not fully metamorphosize in the industrial Revolutions.

“You are dealing with African societies are suffering from stunted growth. They have not gone through industrial revolution” he added. The President therefore called on the policy makers to work towards providing stimuli for those societies to grow.

The President was speaking during the opening of the international conference on the implementation of the land Information systems at Protea hotel in Entebbe. The conference that run under the theme : Global Modernization of Land Administration- Making your LIS a success, seeks to bring together key Ugandan stakeholders and other professionals including Surveyors, Bankers and Lawyers to share experiences , innovations and good practices in the design, supply , installation and implementation of the National Land Information systems.

The Ministry of Lands , Housing and Urban Development is engaged in the process of computerizing land information system that has decentralised governance with 22 one stop Zonal offices operational across Uganda.

Mr Museveni further noted the need to conserve environment, observing that the biggest wealth Uganda has is very good climate. He urged policy experts to plan uncompromisingly on the environment by protecting the shoreline of the lake and river banks.

The President congratulated the World Bank for helping with the computerization of the land information system. The Minister of Lands, Beti Kamya , saluted the President for accepting the invitation saying that his personal presence is an affirmation that there is political will to have land related matters handled once and for all.