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Cadres that grab people’s land are mostly MMD – LCC

Cadres that grab people’s land are mostly MMD – LCC
By Namatama Mundia
Mon 03 May 2010, 03:50 CAT

THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has revealed that the grabbing of land is in most cases led by MMD cadres.

LCC director of city planning Joseph Mukupa told the parliamentary committee on local governance, housing and chiefs’ affairs chaired by Katombora UPND member of parliament Regina Musokotwane that cadres that grab people’s land were from all parties but mostly MMD.

“I think they are from all parties, in most cases they are led by MMD cadres,” he said.

Mukupa was responding to Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Davies Mwango who wanted to know if the cadres that grab land were MMD, PF or UPND and if some LCC employees were involved.

He also said there were incidences when senior officials were involved in the illegal allocation of plots. And Mukupa said there was need for increased share of allocation to housing in the national budget.

He said the existing housing policy should be reviewed with a clear definition on strategy including clear monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

Mukupa said legislation relevant to housing should be reviewed in order to streamline the legal framework within which housing provision mechanisms play.

Labels: CADRES, JOSEPH MUKUPA, LAND RIGHTS, LCC, MMD, REGINA MUSOKOTWANE

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