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CONVERTING FROM MANUAL LAND REGISTRATION TO GIS LIS: A CASE STUDY OF UGANDA Presenter Prof Rex Ahene Sarah Kulata Basangwa Commissioner Land Registration Uganda

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CONVERTING FROM MANUAL LAND REGISTRATION  TO GIS LIS: A CASE 

STUDY OF UGANDAPresenter

Prof Rex Ahene

Sarah Kulata BasangwaCommissioner Land Registration

Uganda

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Outline

• Background

• Process

• Challenges

• Lessons Learnt

• Achievements

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Long legacy of neglect: Kampala Mailo Registry records before rehabilitation:

Mutilated Title Certificates Remnants of a cadastral index map

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Long legacy of neglect: Leasehold Registry 2009

• Near total neglect due to civil unrest and political uncertainty from 1980 – 1990. 

• Lack of Adequate Personnel

• Lack of Adequate Financial Resources

• Limited storage space and mutilated records.

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Mukono District Land Office situation ‐June, 2006

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Old Cadastral Sheet LIS generated Parcel Layer with Basemap in the Background

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Land Records

Before Reorganization After Reorganization

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Process

2003 to 2014

• Sorting, • reorganization,• reconstruction,• Training • indexing data entry

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Cont.

• Quality Control

• Transfer of records

• Commitment

• Training, training and training

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Challenges• Poor state and quality of records

• Acceptability/resistance of the programme

• Lack of effective communication

• Legal and regulatory framework not fully consistent with the LIS operational framework

• Maintenance challenges – basic infrastructure, power and connectivity

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Cont..

• Slow adaptation to Ministry’s new working environment – new staff, new skills, bigger budget

• Decentralization

• Centralization of Land Records

• Staffing challenges – resistance, low morale, recruitment, capacity issues

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Cont.

• Security of records

• Continuing to deliver services while digitalizing

• Updating and backlog clearance

• Policy decision to re – centralize:  – resistance from local Governments

• Integration

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Achievements

• 500,000 titles digitalized

• 7,000 maps scanned and 

• Opened up 6 zonal offices

• At opening overall operating performance on the system was at 23%

• 3 MZO now operating at over 90%. Overall performance is at 53 %

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Cont.

• Enhanced revenue collection USD 9 million in 2013

• Security of Land records enhanced

• Transparency in and quick decision making

• Instant retrieval of information

• Improved service delivery

• Clients charter developed

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