{"id":4030,"date":"2022-03-03T05:50:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T05:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=4030"},"modified":"2022-03-03T05:50:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T05:50:13","slug":"lack-of-clear-land-policy-hinders-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/03\/lack-of-clear-land-policy-hinders-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Lack of clear land policy hinders development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Adia Jildo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development Michael Chiengjiek said lack of clear land policy is hindering development activities in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government in  collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization is reviewing the Land Policy 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou cannot have investors if you don\u2019t have proper land policy because at the end of the day, land policy is what investors wants so that it secures their property, makes them feel that they are operating in a country that has policy,\u201d Chiengjiek said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the delay in the passing of the land policy was due to different views from politicians who misunderstood the meaning of the policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chiengjiek explained that some politicians wanted to have their own views about land policy instead of looking forward to the future plans on land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome people don\u2019t understand what land policy means. They just confine themselves to the constitution that says, land belong to the communities,\u201d he cited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said land dispute would only be eliminated with a proper land policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur sub-Saharan region has so many issues especially on the issue of land but it is because of lack of good land policy. If we have good policy, there will be no problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the government will be able to regulate activities that happen according to the land policy and not taking land from communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the development of land policy will be able to solve land disputes in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Benjamin, the chairperson for land commission said during his presentation that poor land policy and mechanism has left people unable to co-exist together leading to conflict and tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn IGAD region, we are the only ones who do not have land policy. We have brokers and agents but not investors because investors follow land policy of the country,\u201d Benjamin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He accused some chiefs selling land to foreigners and foreigners not being told about land policy in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that misunderstanding has made people to doubt their status and security of their property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Food and Agriculture Organization\u2019s country Representative Meshack Malo said land issues has been hotspot of conflict due to poor land system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSouth Sudan can be able to exit from food aid. South Sudan has no business at all receiving food aid given wonderful resources,\u201d he cited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said factors such as poor land policy when handled will enhance productivity of farmers at the local level.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called for the Minister of Land, Housing and Urban Development to work earnestly for a quick resolution so as to fight hunger by investing in the food and agriculture projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioners from the ten states and three administrative areas convened to discuss last stage of the land policy in South Sudan in Juba. The land policy is at its final stage before it would be submitted to the parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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