Mr Lukuvi pointed out that the government will next month open the Morogoro- Coast Zone Office in Morogoro Region to work on land issues in the two regions and that title deeds issuance and land registration would be carried in the office instead of in Dar es Salaam Region.
Last September, Mr Lukuvi pointed out delay in issuing of title deeds as a major cause of land disputes in the country. He directed the Commissioner for Lands to dispose all cases related to endorsing signatures on title deeds right away and pledged to finish working on the rest of the problems in two months’ time.
The minister told Kibaha residents that the government would soon introduce indicative prices on lands to enable all the people acquire the lands, adding that those who wish to sell lands will be first required to inform the government.
Mr Lukuvi said some people have the tendency of buying huge chunks of land, which they sell to rich people in the future later. He pointed out such speculation denied the common people of the right to own land due to the high prices.
The minister cited Kibada as one such area where a plot would go for 3m/- in the past but had now gone up while some people who own huge portion of lands were not developing them.
“Many people who had applied for huge portion of lands for investment had changed the initial purpose and even started selling them,” he observed.
“I will personally supervise the process to the end... and to all officials colluding with land grabbers, I am informing you that the exercise has just started and we are ready to deal with you,” he said.
Culled from Daily News
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