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Ugandan man becomes a lawyer to win family land back

By BBC Published May 2, 2019
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Jordan Kinyera was six years old when the land dispute began
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A Ugandan man, who was only six years old when his father lost his land in a legal dispute, has finally won it back 23 years later, after becoming a lawyer.

Jordan Kinyera went through 18 years of education and legal training before taking on the case.

On Monday, the High Court delivered a final judgement which ruled in his family’s favour.

Mr Kinyera told BBC Newsday that the loss of the family land when he was aged six had changed his life.

“I made the decision to become a lawyer later in life but much of it was inspired by events I grew up witnessing, the circumstances and frustrations my family went through during the trial and how it affected us,” Mr Kinyera said.

His father was sued by neighbours following a land dispute in 1996 and the case dragged on in court for more than two decades.

“My dad was retired, so he didn’t have a lot of resources. He wasn’t earning at that time. He was desperate and there is something dehumanising about being in a desperate situation and not being able to do something about it. That is what inspired me the most.”

Mr Kinyera told the BBC that he was happy for his father, who he says hasn’t planted a single seed or laid a single brick in 23 years.

“Justice delayed is justice denied. My father is 82 years and he can’t do much with the land now. It’s up to us children to pick up from where he left.”

Land disputes are widespread in Uganda. According to legal advocacy group Namati, they affect 33-50% of landholders.

Many internally displaced Ugandans who return to their home regions after having spent several years in camps, find themselves in land disputes, Mr Kinyera told the BBC. He represents a number of clients in such cases.

“The issue is so widespread that an entire branch of the high court is just dedicated to land disputes.”

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