Bibanja holders can obtain title through adverse possession
The limitation Act section 5 read together with section 16 means that an owner cannot bring an action to recover land after 12 years and, therefore, a person who has been in possession of land for 12 years undisturbed by the landlord, he/she becomes the owner, and is entitled to a title by possession. Decided cases of courts of judicature with binding force of law have confirmed this position.
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Dr. Sam Mayanja
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OPINION
By Dr. Sam Mayanja
The mailo system introduced by the 1900 Buganda Agreement was a disaster. Land was grabbed from the over 99%