Local authorities which allocated land to multiple owners will have to survey new plots and give all victims of duplicity land of the same size and value they paid for, the government ordered yesterday.
Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlement Development,
William Lukuvi gave the order in Dar es Salaam yesterday after the
Parliamentary Committee on Land, Tourism and Natural Resources visited
the ministry’s customer service centre.
Lukuvi directed local government authorities to ensure that all
people who have been affected with multiple plots allocation be given
back their plots.
“I am going to make sure that by the end of June this year all the
victims of multiple land allocations have been given back their plots so
that they can do whatever they want with it as they have been denied
their rights for a long time,” the minister said.
“The allocation of land is a continuous activity that touches all
people in the country but in this case we’re starting with Dar es Salaam
residents, after that Arusha and Mwanza Regions will follow,” he said.
According to Lukuvi, local authorities will also have to make sure
that people who will be given new plots have paid relevant fees and have
their title deeds given on time.
He attributed the problem to public officials from the grassroots
to the municipal and city levels. In that regard, the minister said
disciplinary measures will be taken against public officials involved in
allocating plots to more than one owner.
Minister Lukuvi further noted Kinondoni as the leading municipality for double allocation of plots in Dar es Salaam Region.
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