Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda)

Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development
	Coat of Arms of Uganda
Ministry overview
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Government of Uganda
Headquarters	13-15 Parliament Avenue; Kampala, Uganda
Ministry executive	Judith Nabakooba, ; Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development;
Website	mlhud.go.ug

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for "policy direction, national standards and coordination of all matters concerning lands, housing and urban development".^[1] The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, currently Judith Nabakooba.^[2]

Location[]

The headquarters of the ministry are located at 13-15 Parliament Avenue, in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[3] The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°18'51.0"N, 32°35'16.0"E (Latitude:0.314167; Longitude:32.587778).^[4]

Subministries[]

The ministry is divided into three sub-ministries, each headed by a minister of state.^[1]

Minister of State, Lands Persis Namuganza
Minister of State, Housing Chris Baryomunsi
Minister of State, Urban Development Isaac Musumba

Organisational structure[]

Administratively, the ministry is divided into the following directorates and departments:^[1]

Directorate of Land Management
- Department of Surveys and Mapping
- Department of Land Valuation
- Department of Land Registration
- Department of Land Administration
Directorate of Physical Planning and Urban Development
- Department of Physical Planning
- Department of Urban Development
- Department of Land Use Regulation and Compliance
Directorate of Housing
- Department of Human Settlement
- Department of Housing Development and Estates Management
Department of Finance and Administration
Planning and Quality Assurance Department

Tasks[]

In February 2010, the government of Uganda, in partnership with Thomson Reuters and with funding from the World Bank, began implementation of the Land information System. The system involves the digitization of Uganda's land registry, beginning with key geographical and administrative areas and then rolling the program out to include the entire country. This has improved the country's rank in the ease of doing business and has shortened turn-around times in processes like obtaining a mortgage, selling and buying land, and performing land surveys.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c MLHUD (9 October 2016). "Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda): About Us". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD). Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ Kwesiga, Paschal (22 June 2016). "Mailo land tenure unfair, says lands minister". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ MLHUD (9 October 2016). "Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda): Contact Us". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD). Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ Google (9 October 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (Uganda)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
^ Gasant Jacobs (25 March 2014). "Uganda Promotes A New Land Information System". Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.