| Abstract: | Uganda's land question is a very contentious issue today due to the increased pressure on it especially by the growing population together with government's desire to acquire land for investment so as to bring about socio-economic development. this has also been exacerbated by the existing complex land tenure system in uganda combined with the prevailing competing interests for both public and private development. it is to that effect that the paper analyses the current existing legal and policy framework relating to land acquisition for socio-economic development. the paper finds that amidst the acquisition, there are existing challenges such as issues of compensation, increased instances of land grabbing and inadequate implementation of the existing legal and policy framework amongst others. therefore, the research proposes that land acquisition should be done within the perspective of land conservation to avert the effects of environmental degradation for the enjoyment of present and future generations. |
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