Kampala — HUNDREDS of widows and orphans in the Lango sub-region are embroiled in land conflicts. So far, 209 cases have been reported to Uganda Women's Efforts to Save Orphan (UWESO) UK Trust in one year.

According to the manager, Tom Etti, many of the conflicts arise when the widows refuse to be inherited by their late husbands' brothers.

He added that most of the conflicts were settled by local leaders with the help of UWESO UK, while 88 were taken to court.

Etti said this on Wednesday at Barlyec village in Oyam district, where he was mediating in a land dispute between Sem Nimaro and his mother Joyce Adong.

Nimaro was accused by Adong of evicting her from the family land. Adong has taken refuge at her daughter's home and left her four grandchildren behind.

Nimaro denied evicting his mother. "I never ordered her to leave this place. Instead she was the one who directed me to leave and I am planning to go and settle somewhere else," he said.

Etti said the problem had escalated because of population increase.