Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development (Uganda)

The main roles and functions of the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development cut across the three sub sectors of Lands, Housing and Urban Development which are:

Formulate national policies, strategies and programmes in the lands, housing and urban development sectors;
Initiate, review and make amendments to existing legislation in thelands, housing and urban development sub sectors;
Set national standards for matters regarding sustainable use and development of land and provision of safe, planned and improved housing/human settlements;
Monitor and coordinate initiatives in the Local Governments as regards the lands, housing and urban development sub sectors;
Provide support, supervision and technical back-stopping to Local Governments on matters regarding lands, housing and urban development;
Make new maps and update existing ones;
Liaise with relevant stakeholders for the mobilization of resources in support of national lands, housing and urban development initiatives;
Liaise with neighboring countries for the proper maintenance of territorial boundaries;
Provide guidance and effective management of lands, housing and urbanization;
Mobilization of financial and technical assistance for the development of lands, housing and urban development sub sectors.