Lukuvi: Transfer all land officers

Morogoro. The minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlements, Mr William Lukuvi, has ordered all staff dealing with land issues in Morogoro be transferred, a move he believes would help solve land disputes.
Mr Lukuvi made the decision following a barrage of complaints in the region over land issues despite various measures the government has been taking to stem the tide of conflicts.
The minister issued the directive on Friday when addressing residents of Sokoine Village in Dakawa Ward,  Mvomero District.
Mr Lukuvi was in his tour of addressing land disputes in Kilosa and Mvomero districts, Morogoro Region.
He explained that after visiting Kilosa District, he realised that the executives of the land sector were not executing their duties properly.
According to him, the best option was to transfer all the staff of the sector to other places, explaining that the aim was to get the staff who will help end the land conflicts in the region.
“The government has taken several measures to end land conflicts in Morogoro, which include planning and surveying every piece of land, issuing traditional title deeds and President John Magufuli’s decision of revoking ownerships of undeveloped farm, but things are still getting worse,” said Mr Lukuvi.
He said since the region, for a long time, continued to be mired in land disputes, he decided to turn the eastern zone into a special zone that would have all experts in the land sector including an assistant commissioner for land zone, surveyor, evaluators and town planning experts.
According to Mr Lukuvi, currently his ministry has eight land zones and that the setup of the new zone will help residents travel shorter distances for land issues.
He said the establishment of the special zonal land office would make Morogoro be the only region in Tanzania with that office, which is expected to start operations in July, 2019.