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Ugandan Govt Says It Might Change Controversial Land Bill

After two parliamentary grilling sessions on the tabled Constitutional Amendment Bill 2017, the government is toying with the idea of changing some of the contentious clauses of the draft legislation, which seeks to allow the state to take compulsory possession of private land without prior compensation to the owners.

The Observer

Ministers Kahinda Otafiire and Betty Amongi before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee.

InFocus

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