Cordaid is set to wind up its operations in Kamwenge District after supporting communities to secure about 800 certificates of customary land ownership under its Agricultural Governance Results Improvement Project (A-GRIP).
The organisation is expected to complete the registration and issuance of the certificates by December 2026 before spending an additional two months finalising outstanding activities and handing over the remaining work to the district authorities by February 2027.
Ojara Martin, the A-GRIP Regional Lead Verifier for the Rwenzori Region, announced the development on Wednesday at Kahunge Sub-county headquarters.
Ojara said the closure follows a decision by the project donor, adding that Kamwenge was among 16 districts selected to benefit from the programme, which covers 195 sub-counties across the country.
The five-year programme has focused on strengthening agricultural governance and helping communities obtain documentation for customary land ownership.
Speaking as the guest of honour, Assistant Resident District Commissioner Brian Karongo commended the stakeholders involved in the land registration exercise for supporting residents to secure ownership documents.
Karongo urged the beneficiaries to keep their certificates safely and use their land productively.
Representing Kamwenge District LCV Chairman Joseph Karungi, the Secretary for Finance, Planning and Administration, Peter Kadori Busobozi, commended the district leadership and Cordaid for working together under a memorandum of understanding.
The District Secretary for Works, Production and Technical Services, Muhwezi Yonani, cautioned residents against selling their land, saying the value of the property had increased following the documentation of ownership.
He encouraged beneficiaries to use their land for agriculture and other productive activities to improve household incomes.
Kahunge Sub-county Chief Abraham Mugisha and Vice Chairperson Consilanta Kemirembe also applauded the district leadership and Cordaid for supporting the land ownership initiative.
A-GRIP is a five-year agricultural governance project implemented by Cordaid with funding from the Netherlands.
