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Chief Mumena advises chiefs to be cautious when issuing land

Chief Mumena advises chiefs to be cautious when issuing land
Written by Gillian Namungala
Tuesday, January 06, 2009 5:33:52 PM

CHIEF Mumena of the Kaonde people of Solwezi district has called on other traditional leaders to take serious caution when issuing land.
In an interview, chief Mumena said there was need for chiefs to assess every individual that was requesting land in view of the current economic challenges in the country.

“As a country, we are going through these economic challenges caused by the global financial recession, hence the need to be focused on matters of land, “chief Mumena said. “Land can serve us in this crisis by carefully scrutinising investors to ensure that they bring serious investment.”

Chief Mumena said chiefs should not just give land to anyone claiming to be an investor but give it to those who would add value to the development of the country.

“This is no time to give land on a first come, first served basis but chiefs should ensure that land benefits the people,” he said.

Chief Mumena also said traditional leaders were willing to work with the government in developing the country. And chief Mumena has called on non-governmental organisations to work with chiefs if defilement cases were to be eradicated. He said it was unfortunate that watchdogs of such vices were only found along the line of rail.

“In villages where these cases are rampant, you can’t find these NGOs,” chief Mumena said.

He said the issue of defilement needed to be treated as an emergency.

“The government and various stakeholders should look seriously at this and find the cause of these defilements,” said chief Mumena.

Labels: CHIEF MUMENA, CHIEFS, LAND RIGHTS

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