FEATURE-Uganda drive to certify customary land runs into culture clash When the residents of a northern Ugandan village heard about a plan to document their land, they worried it was going to be stolen. Reuters | Kampala | Updated: 01-06-2021 18:16 IST | Created: 01-06-2021 18:00 IST Country: SHARE When the residents of a northern Ugandan village heard about a plan to document their land, they worried it was going to be stolen. But after photographing the land in Owele and taking coordinates, government officials gave people there something they never had before: pieces of paper proving the land they lived on was theirs.