There is a misconception of the patriarch male dominated society that women have no role in determining how the land they live on should be dealt with.
Do women have any rights over land in uganda?
Yes they do.
According to our Constitution every person has a right to own property regardless of their gender, so are the women.
Women have a right of occupation and utilization of land. They are therefore protected against any unlawful evictions.
For the married women, they have a right to consent or not to consent to any mortgage or sale of their matrimonial homes on which they reside and derive sustenance.
If any sale or mortgage of a matrimonial property is conducted without a marital consent of a maried woman, then such a. Transaction can successfully be challenged before the courts of law.
It is therefore a grave misconception for the men to think that their women are mere stooges with no say in decisions affecting the enjoyment of women's land rights.
There is a misconception of the patriarch male dominated society that women have no role in determining how the land they live on should be dealt with.
Do women have any rights over land in uganda?
Yes they do.
According to our Constitution every person has a right to own property regardless of their gender, so are the women.
Women have a right of occupation and utilization of land. They are therefore protected against any unlawful evictions.
For the married women, they have a right to consent or not to consent to any mortgage or sale of their matrimonial homes on which they reside and derive sustenance.
If any sale or mortgage of a matrimonial property is conducted without a marital consent of a maried woman, then such a. Transaction can successfully be challenged before the courts of law.
It is therefore a grave misconception for the men to think that their women are mere stooges with no say in decisions affecting the enjoyment of women's land rights.
