I own only two acres of land in Kampala — Gen Saleh

KAMPALA - At the ongoing fourth edition of the Musevenomics conference, Gen Salim Saleh said that ownership of land in Kampala needs to be investigated in order to make it productive.

Amidst a broader discussion about land being the most distorted factor of production in the economy, Gen Saleh noted that, contrary to public opinion, he doesn’t own a lot of land in Kampala.

Land is “a very interesting subject which I think really needs to be studied, needs to be funded and studied,” Gen Saleh said.

“Everybody thinks that I own half of Kampala when I have only, I think a maximum of two acres.”

The Musevenomics Conference was organised by the Uganda Development Forum and its partners. It aims to draw lessons from history to inform current and future strategies.

President Yoweri Museveni is expected to speak to delegates today (May 30). In 2020, a commission of land inquiry report led by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire was handed to President Museveni.

The report prescribed remedial measures to address problems affecting land administration, management, acquisition and registration, among other disputes.

The conference has attracted speakers and officials from the Ministry of Finance, National Planning Authority, Bank of Uganda, and civil society organisations, all of whom are exploring the principles of Musevenomics within the context of current global disruptions.

The primary objective is to create a shared understanding of Musevenomics and its real-world application in modern Uganda.

The conference seeks to enhance appreciation of Musevenomics and its historical contribution to Uganda's economic development, assess its relevance in the face of global shifts such as climate change, digitalisation, and geopolitics and develop actionable policy recommendations for accelerating Uganda’s socio-economic transformation.