Summary:
- James Odongo, from GIZ, an organization dedicated to resolving land conflicts globally in partnership with German cooperation, highlighted this issue.
TESO: Women across the Teso sub-region have been urged to avoid concubinage and pursue marriage to secure rights to own and inherit land.
James Odongo, from GIZ, an organization dedicated to resolving land conflicts globally in partnership with German cooperation, highlighted this issue.
He addressed the concern while distributing 40 lessos to selected women in Dakabela County, who are tasked with promoting peaceful solutions to land conflicts in the region.
Odongo emphasized that the law grants land ownership and inheritance rights only to married women, identifying this as a significant challenge contributing to land conflicts in the Teso, Karamoja, and Acholi sub-regions.
He urged women to press their partners for marriage, as it would grant them legal authority over land from their new families. Odongo also noted that the law prohibits women from selling their inherited land, which is another source of conflict that GIZ is striving to address in these sub-regions.
Alfred Atwau interviewed various women to gather their perspectives on the message conveyed by Odongo.
