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# Land and Equity Movement

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- [Blog](https://land-in-uganda.org/blog/)
- [Food Sovereignity in Movement](https://land-in-uganda.org/food-sovereignity-in-movement/) - Welcome to LEMU'S Study Group Sessions dedicated to discussing issues on land and agrarian questions. This Fourth Edition will be on 30th March online starting at 2:00pm till 5:00pm and will be focusing on Food Sovereignty.
- [Campaign Launch: Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed](https://land-in-uganda.org/campaign-launch-keep-your-land-keep-your-seed/)
- [The Judy Adoko Inaugural Memorial Lecture and Workshop](https://land-in-uganda.org/the-judy-adoko-inaugural-memorial-lecture-and-workshop/) - On March 5, 2023, Judy Adoko, an intellectual, thinker, mentor, activist, and founding director of the Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU) rested. March 5, 2025 will mark the second anniversary of her untimely departure, and it is on this day that her inaugural memorial lecture will be held. Judy was much known for
- [LEMU’s Response to Land Registration in Uganda](https://land-in-uganda.org/lemus-response-to-land-registration-in-uganda/) - Question: Will government achieve its plan to have more people register their land if the process of land registration is shortened? Answer: The answer to this question is not straight. If we go back to history, the Uganda State since 1900 has been promoting land registration in Uganda, but after more than 100 years we
- [LEMU and NLC host a global learning week in Uganda to promote Government-CSO partnership in the land governance sector, 9th-15th June, 2024](https://land-in-uganda.org/lemu-and-nlc-host-a-global-learning-week-in-uganda-to-promote-government-cso-partnership-in-the-land-governance-sector-9th-15th-june-2024/) - Land and Equity movement in Uganda (LEMU) was honored to host a week-long learning event at the Speke Resort Munyonyo, organised by the International Land Coalition (ILC), the National Land Coalition (NLC UG), and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD) of the Republic
- [Our Land Our Future! What does this statement mean to people who depend on land?](https://land-in-uganda.org/our-land-our-future-what-does-this-statement-mean-to-people-who-depend-on-land/) - As the world marks 52 years of commemorating the World Environment Day since its inception in the Stockholm Conference in Sweden in 1972, it is important to interrogate the theme of this year’s celebration – “our land our future”. In many African societies - including in Uganda- land is not only a site of production
- [Judy Adoko – A Beacon of Integrity](https://land-in-uganda.org/judy-adoko-a-beacon-of-integrity/) - Judy Adoko – A Beacon of Integrity Judy Adoko has passed on – a Beacon of Integrity has been switched off before us. At this time when integrity is a rare commodity in our country, this is a great loss. I was blessed to work frequently with Judy Adoko over the last decade of her
- [LEMU mourns the passing of its founding director, Ms Judy Adoko](https://land-in-uganda.org/lemu-mourns-the-passing-of-its-founding-director-ms-judy-adoko/) - Judy Adoko - an intellectual mother to hundreds The LEMU Staff and Board, the family of Judy, the NGO fraternity, the people of Lango and the land sector in Uganda and globally. Waking up to the sad news of Judy’s passing has not been something easy to deal with, yet it has sparked new kinds
- [Ministry of Lands to process CLA certificates for Karamoja](https://land-in-uganda.org/ministry-of-lands-to-process-cla-certificates-for-karamoja/) - The department of Land Registration at the Directorate of Land management in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and urban development has promised to process the pending Communal Land Certificates-CLAs that have been forwarded to its secretariat. This was during a stakeholder’s engagement organized by Land and Equity Movement of Uganda-LEMU to discuss experiences and challenges
- [LEMU participating in the Global Land Forum taking place in Jordan](https://land-in-uganda.org/lemu-participating-in-the-global-land-forum-taking-place-in-jordan/) - LEMU as the host Nation Land Coalition in Uganda is participating in the Global Land Forum taking place in Jordan from 23rd to 26th May 2022. Represented by the Executive Director and the Facilitator for NLC in Uganda, LEMU brings the perspectives of rural Ugandans who depend on land for their livelihoods to the ILC
- [Awareness raising on land rights in Kabarwa and Kangole Sub Counties](https://land-in-uganda.org/awareness-raising-on-land-rights-in-kabarwa-and-kangole-sub-counties/) - Community-women from Kakurau parish in Kangole Sub-county, Bukede district participated in the group exercise 21st February 2022 to understand “from which family do land rights come from” under customary tenure. The exercise is carried out to derive people’s perceptions of land rights of the different categories of people under customary tenure. From almost all the
- [Training of clan leaders on GBV prevention in Bukedea District](https://land-in-uganda.org/training-of-clan-leaders-on-gbv-prevention-in-bukedea-district/) - The clan leaders and community activists participate in the referral web exercise during the training on GBV prevention in Kabarwa Sub County on 11th / Oct / 2021. This exercise was used to outline the different responsibilities relevant authorities to develop referral pathways and provide services. From the discussion with the clan leaders, it was
- [Community meeting on communal land management  in Namosing Parish](https://land-in-uganda.org/community-meeting-on-communal-land-management-in-namosing-parish/) - Communication from LEMU and purpose of the meeting. The LEMU staff thanked the community for turning up today and that today is when we shall come up with our rules that will be binding for the protection of our grazing land. At the end I will take you through the few sections of other people's
- [Popularization of the community rules in Parish Kongorok](https://land-in-uganda.org/minutes-of-community-meeting-on-generation-and-popularization-of-the-community-rules-in-naturongole-village-nakonyen-parish-kongorok/) - LEMU entered into partnership with DCA in 2016 to work in the 4 districts of Karamoja i.e Moroto, Napak, Amudat and Nakapirirpirit. But after some time in 2019, we scaled down our districts of work to Amudat and Napak. In Amudat we have been working in Amudat Sub County to protect the grazing land of
- [Popularizing the community constitutions in Komun Village](https://land-in-uganda.org/popularizing-the-community-constitutions-in-komun-village/) - The key issues that were discussed during the meeting included highlighting traditional rules, leaders' elections, and the community reactions towards the end of the meeting. It also the findings, lessons learned and what needs to be done. The day Community meeting was delivered with the following key objectives 1) To come up with community rules
- [Community meeting on generation and popularization of the constitution](https://land-in-uganda.org/minutes-of-nagoliet-community-meeting-on-generation-and-popularization-of-the-constitution/) - The opening remarks were made by the LCI. He greeted and welcomed everyone in the name of Christ and said that it is not the first time that LEMU has visited or called us for a meeting. As an elder, I have been attending LEMU's meetings from the very start of this project in this
- [Popularization of the community constitution in Nakonyen village, Nakonyen Parish](https://land-in-uganda.org/minutes-of-the-community-meeting-on-popularization-of-the-community-constitution-in-nakonyen-village-nakonyen-parish-kongorok-subcounty-amudat-district/) - The team from LEMU introduced themselves followed by the sub-county team but the community members t introduce themselves during communication Purpose of the meeting To come up with community rules that don’t contradict the national laws in land management To popularize the key sections of the community constitutions to the community members so that they
- [Community members to generate the rules in Kongorok village](https://land-in-uganda.org/community-members-to-generate-the-rules-in-kongorok-village/) - Purpose of the meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to come up with the laws/ rules on how best we can protect the land for grazing not leaving the role of the elders. We shall then come and elect the management leaders we talked of last time 4 women, 4 men, and 1 youth
- [Community meeting to generate constitution in Namosing and Dale villages in Namosing parish](https://land-in-uganda.org/community-meeting-to-generate-constitution-in-namosing-and-dale-villages-in-namosing-parish-loroo-sub-county-amudat-district/) - This was a community meeting purposed to generate a constitution on land matters. The meeting had the team from LEMU and the sub-county introduce themselves and the community members would introduce themselves while making their remarks since the number was big to do an individual introduction which would take much time Communication from LEMU The

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- [Board Members](https://land-in-uganda.org/board-members/) - LEMU is governed by a seven-member board of directors, composed of experts who guide the strategic direction of LEMU’s interventions and play an oversight role in the overall management of the institution; below are the members of the Board of Directors
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- [Jobs](https://land-in-uganda.org/jobs/) - Position: Program Manager (PM) The Programs Manager provides a mid-level leadership and management of the LEMU programs and resources. Working closely with the DOP, this position spearheads the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of all LEMU projects in the operational areas of Lango, Teso, Karamoja and others as may be from time to time determined
- [Research Reports](https://land-in-uganda.org/research-reports/) - Research Report on Land-Based Investments in Uganda and Cameroon Research Report on Land Based Investments in Uganda Rapid Response Mechanism – A Toolkit to ressolve community Investor conflicts Land and Equity Movement Uganda Annual Report 2024 Land and Equity Movement Uganda Annual Report 2023 A Learning Week to Promote Successful Governments and CSOs Partnerships in
- [Annual Reports](https://land-in-uganda.org/annual-reports/) - Land and Equity Movement Uganda Annual Report 2024 Land and Equity Movement Uganda Annual Report 2023 Download the LEMU 2021 Annual Report Download the LEMU 2020 Annual Report Download the 2019 LEMU Annual Report
- [The Core (Research) Working Group](https://land-in-uganda.org/the-core-research-working-group/) - The Core (Research) Working Group is a four-member team periodically appointed by the Executive Director and charged with the responsibility of defining and spearheading a research agenda for LEMU specifically on Land and Agrarian Questions. Their specific roles include, but are not limited to: Defining LEMU’s research agenda and conducting research; Writing academic and semi-academic
- [Practical Guidebook](https://land-in-uganda.org/practical-guidebook/) - Download the investment compliance tool & practical Guidebook RRM-Toolkit RRM – Blog RRM – Supporting Resolution of Community-Investor Conflicts Related to Land-Based Investments The investment compliance tool & practical Guidebook English The investment compliance tool & practical Guidebook TESO The investment compliance tool & practical Guidebook Luganda The investment compliance tool & practical Guidebook Lango
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- [Videos](https://land-in-uganda.org/videos/) - Land is Life: The campaign encourages the protection of land rights through sketch maps, boundary tree planting, and drawing family trees to show inheritance rights. Documentary on Knowledge & Satisfaction of Investments by Farmers, Investors & Gov't Representatives During Phase 2 of Implementation of RGIL Project LEMU-IDRC: Land rights violations in Karamoja region A documentary
- [Policy Briefs](https://land-in-uganda.org/policy-briefs/) - file found.files found. Understand your customary land rights and how to secure them10.62 MBApril 16, 2026 Downloads: 278 Download Steps of acquiring a certificate of customary ownership885.34 KBApril 16, 2026 Downloads: 621 Download The process of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in customary land Contexts1.16 MBApril 16, 2026 Downloads: 235 Download Certificates of Customary Ownership (CCOs)
- [table?](https://land-in-uganda.org/table/) - file found.files found.Understand your customary land rights and how to secure them10.62 MBApril 16, 2026Downloads: 278DownloadSteps of acquiring a certificate of customary ownership885.34 KBApril 16, 2026Downloads: 621DownloadThe process of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in customary land Contexts1.16 MBApril 16, 2026Downloads: 235DownloadCertificates of Customary Ownership (CCOs) and Access to Loans in Customary Land Conte1.06 MBNovember 7,
- [In defence of customary tenure](https://land-in-uganda.org/in-defence-of-customary-tenure/) - Customary tenure is the prevalent means of land ownership in Uganda, where land is typically held by families and communities rather than by individuals. Customary land ownership simply means that someone (or a group of people) owns or has rights to land because their community accepts that they own or have rights to it. Customary
- [Who We Are](https://land-in-uganda.org/who-we-are/) - About LEMU Land and Equity Movement in Uganda (LEMU) LEMU is a national NGO that has made significant contributions towards the recognition and protection of land rights under customary tenure at both local and national levels in Uganda. Based on grounded action and research since 2003, LEMU has effectively engaged the various stakeholders (state, non-state
- [Board of Directors](https://land-in-uganda.org/board-of-directors/) - NAME GENDER ROLE OCCUPATION Dr John Jaramagi Oloya M Chairperson Consultant with over 30 years of field based and hands on experience in development His Worship Gabriel Nyipir M Member Retired Chief Magistrate - Lira Ms. Karen Lillian Naluyimbazi Atamba F Treasurer Chartered Accountant with ACCA, CPA and MBA from Heriot Walt University, United Kingdom
- [LEMU Staff](https://land-in-uganda.org/lemu-staff/)
- [LEMU Advisory Board](https://land-in-uganda.org/lemu-advisory-board/) - LEMU is currently governed by a seven-member Board of Directors and an Annual General Assembly (AGM) as required by law. These bodies carryout decision-making and oversight functions into the affairs of LEMU. While the Board of Directors and the AGM play a role in contributing to the strategic direction of LEMU, there is need for
- [Community land protection](https://land-in-uganda.org/community-land-protection/) - To date, LEMU has successfully worked with a number of communities to document their own rules regarding the management of their communal land. Documenting the agreed Principles, Practices, Rights and Responsibilities (PPRR) reduces the potential for conflict within communities, promotes cohesion and enables community members to clearly articulate their agreed rules. This practice contributes to
- [Projects](https://land-in-uganda.org/projects/) - All Customary Land Tenure Promoting responsible governance of investments in land (RGIL) Customary Land Tenure Preventive legal empowerment: early alert and action to strengthen rights in the context of land based investments Customary Land Tenure Improving Livelihoods and Community Resilience through Securing Communal Lands Rights Customary Land Tenure National engagement strategy (NES), Uganda Customary Land
- [Activities](https://land-in-uganda.org/activities/) - LEMU and NLC host a global learning week in Uganda to promote Government-CSO partnership in the land governance sector, 9th-15th June, 2024 June 26, 2024 Actvivities, news 0 Land and Equity movement in Uganda (LEMU) was honored to host a week-long learning event at the Speke Resort Munyonyo, organised by the International Land... Continue Reading
- [Women’s Land Rights](https://land-in-uganda.org/womens-land-rights/) - Women’s land rights under customary tenure are widely misunderstood. Although the tenure incorporates protections for women, in some circumstances, the land rights of women can be especially vulnerable. LEMU is committed to reducing land rights abuses against women. Our experience has shown this is a complex area, which requires a deep understanding of the rights
- [The case against land titles](https://land-in-uganda.org/the-case-against-land-titles/) - It is hugely important for people to feel secure on the land that they own. Unfortunately, there is no simple solution to improving how secure people feel on their land. LEMU has always been clear: existing customer land approaches cannot simply be translated into title documents. Titling land is not the answer; in fact, documentation
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- [Portfolio - Isotope Portfolio](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio-isotope-portfolio/) - All Customary Land Tenure Let’s make something great together Get in Touch
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- [Portfolio - Detail Grid 4 Columns](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio-detail-grid-4-columns/) - All Customary Land Tenure Promoting responsible governance of investments in land (RGIL) Customary Land Tenure Preventive legal empowerment: early alert and action to strengthen rights in the context of land based investments Customary Land Tenure Improving Livelihoods and Community Resilience through Securing Communal Lands Rights Customary Land Tenure National engagement strategy (NES), Uganda Customary Land
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- [Blog - List Blog](https://land-in-uganda.org/blog-list-blog/) - Food Sovereignity in Movement March 19, 2026 news 0 Welcome to LEMU’S Study Group Sessions dedicated to discussing issues on land and agrarian questions. This Fourth Edition will be on 30th March online starting... Continue Reading Campaign Launch: Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed October 25, 2024 news 0 Continue Reading The Judy Adoko Inaugural
- [Blog - Boxed Classic Blog](https://land-in-uganda.org/blog-boxed-classic-blog/) - Food Sovereignity in Movement March 19, 2026 news 0 Welcome to LEMU’S Study Group Sessions dedicated to discussing issues on land and agrarian questions. This Fourth Edition will be on 30th March online starting... Continue Reading Campaign Launch: Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed October 25, 2024 news 0 Continue Reading The Judy Adoko Inaugural
- [Blog - Image Grid Blog](https://land-in-uganda.org/blog-image-grid-blog/) - March 19, 2026 news 0 Food Sovereignity in Movement October 25, 2024 news 0 Campaign Launch: Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed October 15, 2024 news 0 The Judy Adoko Inaugural Memorial Lecture and Workshop August 9, 2024 news 0 LEMU’s Response to Land Registration in Uganda June 26, 2024 Actvivities, news 0 LEMU and
- [Blog - Classic Blog](https://land-in-uganda.org/blog-classic-blog/) - Food Sovereignity in Movement March 19, 2026 news 0 Welcome to LEMU’S Study Group Sessions dedicated to discussing issues on land and agrarian questions. This Fourth Edition will be on 30th March online starting... Continue Reading Campaign Launch: Keep Your Land, Keep Your Seed October 25, 2024 news 0 Continue Reading The Judy Adoko Inaugural
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## Portfolio

- [Promoting responsible governance of investments in land (RGIL)](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio/promoting-responsible-governance-of-investments-in-land-rgil/) - Project Location: Lango region (Dokolo and Amolatar districts) Funder: A CO-FUNDING BY GERMAN FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ) AND EUROPEAN UNION (EU), IMPLEMENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA Duration: 2022 to 2023 Status: Running Project Narrative: The specific objective of the project is that “investments in land are productive, contribute
- [Securing land rights and ending gender exclusion (SLEGE)](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio/securing-land-rights-and-ending-gender-exclusion-slege/) - Project title: Securing land rights and ending gender exclusion (SLEGE) Project Location: Teso Region (Katakwi and Bukedea) districts Funder: USAID – RISE (through Trocaire) Duration: 2020 to 2022 Status: Completed Project Narrative: Gender-based violence (GBV) is estimated to affect more than one in three women worldwide. This widespread problem takes a variety of forms, including
- [Promotion of evolution of customary land tenure](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio/promotion-of-evolution-of-customary-land-tenure/) - Project Location: Teso Region (Katakwi, Bukedea and Kalaki) districts Funder: Irishaid (through Trocaire) Duration: 2017 to 2022 Status: Completed Project Narrative: This project builds on LEMU’s work for over a decade towards the recognition and protection of customary land rights. It works to strengthen the implementation of customary laws for land management as documented by
- [National engagement strategy (NES), Uganda](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio/national-engagement-strategy-nes-uganda/) - Project Location: National Funder: International Land Coalition Duration: 2020 to 2021 Status: Completed NLC Uganda is a multi-stakeholder platform that brings together various local and international organizations, private sector, and research institutions working on land and natural resource governance in the country. It has a membership of over 35 organizations. The coalition is hosted by
- [Improving Livelihoods and Community Resilience through Securing Communal Lands Rights](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio/improving-livelihoods-and-community-resilience-through-securing-communal-lands-rights/) - Project Location: Karamoja region (Amudat, Moroto and Napak districts) Funder: Dan Church Aid Duration: 2017 to date Status: Running Project Narrative: Given that 70% of Ugandans are employed in agriculture mainly on a subsistence basis, and that land-use practices directly impact climate change, land tenure security in Karamoja remains the key ingredient for household livelihoods,
- [Preventive legal empowerment: early alert and action to strengthen rights in the context of land based investments](https://land-in-uganda.org/portfolio/preventive-legal-empowerment-early-alert-and-action-to-strengthen-rights-in-the-context-of-land-based-investments/) - Project Location: Lango, Teso, Acholi and Karamoja (20 districts) Funder: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTER (IDRC) Duration: 2022 to 2025 Status: Running Project Narrative: This project will preventively address conflicts related to land-based investments and elite capture of community lands. Rather than providing legal support after a land-based injustice has occurred, the project will pilot methods

## Team Members

- [Richard Olong](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/richard-olong/) - Richard is an accomplished development expert with 25years working in the development/NGO sector, driving innovative and cutting-age development projects in Africa and Middle East. Richard currently works at Oxfam Denmark as the Regional Programme Manager for the Horn, East and Southern Africa and MENA Regions where he leads a multidisciplinary team of professionals delivering high
- [Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/dr-jimmy-spire-ssentongo/) - Jimmy Spire Ssentongo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Makerere University, specialising in Ethics and Identity Studies. He has served on the Board of LEMU since April 2024. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University for Humanistic Studies (Holland), a MSc in Education for Sutainability at London South
- [Karen Lilian Naluyimbazi Atamba](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/karen-lilian-naluyimbazi-atamba/) - Karen Lilian Naluyimbazi Atamba is a seasoned finance executive and board-level advisor with over a decade of experience in corporate finance, strategic planning, and organizational transformation across East Africa. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Biyinzika Poultry International Limited, one of Uganda’s leading agribusinesses, where she oversees finance, treasury, performance management, and enterprise
- [Muhamed Lunyagi](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/muhamed-lunyagi/) - Muhamed Lunyago is a Doctoral Fellow, completing an interdisciplinary PhD in Social Studies at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Makerere University. He holds an Interdisciplinary MPhil in Social Studies (2022) and Bachelor of Development Studies (2018) both from Makerere University. His doctoral research focuses on the land question in Uganda. His broader research
- [Adventino Banjwa](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/adventino-banjwa/) - Adventino Banjwa is a Ugandan Doctoral Fellow on the Interdisciplinary MPhil. /Ph.D. Programme in Social Studies at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), of Makerere University. Between 2013 and 2014, Adventino worked with Caritas (Lugazi Diocese) in Monitoring and Social Advocacy. Prior to his current interdisciplinary studies, from which he received an Interdisciplinary MPhil.
- [Samuel Nyende](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/samuel-nyende/) - Samuel Nyende is an MPhil/PhD Fellow at Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), Makerere University. Before joining the MISR MPhil/PhD programme, he served as a Lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences of Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi. Samuel holds a degree of the International Master in Adult Education for Social Change of the
- [Prof. Paris Yeros](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/prof-paris-yeros/) - Prof. Paris Yeros is a Professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), São Paulo, and faculty member of the undergraduate programmes in Economic Sciences and Sciences & Humanities and the postgraduate programmes in World Political Economy and Human & Social Sciences. He is former coordinator of the programme in World Political Economy (2018-2020). He
- [Prof. Jun Borras](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/prof-jun-borras/)
- [Dr. Barbra Nakangu](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/dr-barbra-nakangu/) - International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), USA
- [Dr. Lorenzo Cotula](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/dr-lorenzo-cotula/) - Dr. Lorenzo Cotula is a Principal Researcher in Law and Sustainable Development at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a policy research institute based in the United Kingdom. He is also a Visiting Professor at the School of Law, University of Strathclyde. For the past 20 years, Lorenzo has been collaborating with researchers,
- [Prof. Mahmood Mamdani](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/prof-mahmood-mamdani/) - Convener (also member LEMU Board of Directors and the Director of Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR).
- [Tom Balemesa Kisembo](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/tom-balemesa-kisembo/) - Tom Balemesa Kisembo is passionate about peace, development and social research. For over 10 years, he has worked within and outside Uganda on land, gender, mining and minerals policies’, post conflict development, monitoring and evaluation, social and participatory research. Tom is currently leading the team documenting the process and approach of the issuance of Communal
- [Issa Shivji](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/issa-shivji/) - Issa Shivji, Professor Emeritus, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (also member of the Editorial Board for Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy)
- [Dr. Lynn Ossome](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/dr-lynn-ossome/) - Dr. Lynn Ossome, Institute for Economic Justice, South Africa (also member of the Editorial Board for Agrarian South: Journal of Political
- [Dennis Tabaro](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/dennis-tabaro/) - Dennis Tabaro is a trained Community Educator, Agroecologist and Earth Jurisprudence Practitioner, with Msc. Agroecology. Of Uganda Martyrs Un., Bachelors Degree in Adult and Community Education(BACE) Muk.,Dip Adult Education, Dip. Accounting. He also trained in Earth Jurisprudence EJ; A member of UN Harmony with Nature Initiative. A founder and Executive Director of African Institute for
- [Jimmy Ochom](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/jimmy-ochom/) - Jimmy Ochom is an Environmental Human Rights Lawyer, a specialist in land policy and Natural Resources Conflict Management, he is also currently the Land Rights Lead at Oxfam in Uganda, and supports Oxfam Global team on advocacy work on Land rights, Food Security, and Climate Justice. He is an Expert on the Political Economy of
- [Liz Neate](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/liz-neate/) - Liz Neate is a chartered surveyor with a long-held interest in customary land rights. Liz has a degree from the University of Oxford (BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Liz’s relationship with LEMU started in 2012 when she spent a short period in LEMU’s
- [Rachael Knight](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/rachael-knight/) - Rachael Knight is an attorney with expertise in land tenure security, access to justice, legal empowerment and sacred sites. She is currently a Senior Associate of the Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment team at the International Institute for the Environment and Development (IIED). She helped to found Namati, a global legal empowerment organization that helps
- [Walter Chambati (PhD)](https://land-in-uganda.org/team/walter-chambati-phd/) - He is the Executive Director of The Sam Moyo African Institute for Agrarian Studies (SMAIAS), Harare, Zimbabwe, and Associate Editor of the Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy. He has written extensively on land, labor, and agrarian relations in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. Some of his recent published works include Labour Questions in the Global

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