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Mutabazi v The Seventh Day Adventist Church (Civil Appeal No. 088 of 2011)

Citation: [2015] UGCA 102 Court: Court of Appeal Decided: 7 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Uganda

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Land & PropertyCivil ProcedureEvidence

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Held that an appellant who ceased occupation more than 20 years before the 1995 Constitution cannot qualify as a bonafide occupant under Land Act s.29(2)(a), which requires continuous occupation for 12 years immediately preceding the Constitution.

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