Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has lifted a ban on leasing land after restructuring the kingdom's land department.King Oyo issued a directive in 2013 against leasing kingdom land on grounds that it was being mismanaged.
"There was land grabbing and mismanagement of land which forced the king to ban leasing of kingdom land to first settle those issues," Mr Vincent Mugume Araali, the kingdom deputy minister for Information, said.
According to the kingdom prime minister, Mr Stephen Kaliba, at least 120 potential developers will get land leases for more than 49 years on the Tooro Kingdom land.
Mr Kaliba on Tuesday said the land located on Block 72, Block 73 in Kabarole District among others will be leased out for development. He said the kingdom is leasing the land to allow people acquire titles and get loans from banks to enable them develop strong businesses.
Mr Kaliba said this position was reached after the amendment of the land policy in the kingdom and also instituting a trustworthy land committee which will spearhead leasing of land.
"The Kingdom wants its subjects to start projects on the land that will create employment opportunities to the people and make them proud of their kingdom," Mr Kaliba explained. The kingdom premier further said private investors will also be encouraged to promote tourism in Tooro by setting up infrastructure like hotels.
Return of land
Fort Portal was chosen as the tourism city in Vision 2040. Since then, most plans by both the urban authority and Tooro Kingdom comply with it. However, the kingdom prime minister, Mr Stephen Kaliba, said government should compensate the lands that are in other chiefdoms like Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko.
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