The Land Rights Research and Resources Institute (LARRRI/HAKIARDHI) in collaboration with the Kilolo District Council, Iringa District is planning to survey and demarcate 900 farms in three villages in the district through the Village Land Use Program (VLUP).
In this program, LARRI/HAKIARDHI has planned to measure 900 pieces of land in three villages of Lukani, Ng'ang'ange and Mdeke villages, where every village will be renovated 300 farms through “Our Land Program” (AYP) for the sponsorship of the CARE International Tanzania.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed on Friday last week by Acting District Executive Director of the Kilolo District Ernest Upemba on behalf of the of the Kilolo Council and HAKIARDHI Program Officer Cathbert Tomitho on behalf at the HAKIARDHI.
Convention was witnessed by the Kilolo district council Chairperson Venance Kwahanga of Kilolo District and HAKIARDHI Institute Lawyer Joseph Chiombola.
Initially, Chiombola said in the three new villages will prepare land use plans for 3 new villages, which will cost a total of 87.4m / - shillings making a total 16 villages.
The villages are Kihesamgagao, Kiwalamo, Kidabaga, Kipaduka, Ibofwe, Kitelewasi, Uhambingeto, Ilamba, Lugalo, Lyamko, Itonya na Vijiji vipya ni Ng’ang’ange, Mdeke na Lukani , already have planning.
He said that research findings show that these villages are challenging, for example, land disputes, food shortages, violations of women's rights in land ownership, and the effects of climate change through our land program (AYP).
Chiombola said AYP has the following goals; Promote community awareness on land issues and their involvement in decisions relating to land and rural resources, Enhancing decision-makers and land rights in local government (H / Village, M / Village).
Strengthen community-based strategies and local government leaders in addressing the impact of climate change and Strengthen local government accountability for citizens.
A representative from the national land use planning commission (NLUPC) Experancia Tibasama has called on the council to prepare citizens especially in three villages were going to start land use plans to enable them to participate fully.
In turn, the Kilolo district council chairman Venance Kiwhanga thanked the institution of goodwill and other stakeholders with the institution to enable the councils to take action in law enforcement and dispute resolution law.
He said that the council has been able to develop more than 6700 land ownership, teaching Na.5 Village Land Law 1999 and the 2002 conflict resolution law for all villages.
Also through these land operations have witnessed the public awareness of land ownership, governance and dispute resolution.
"We are very pleased to see the launch of another three-project where it is expected to measure approximately 900 farms, certainly we are very grateful to all stakeholders," said Kiwhanga.
He said that with the contribution of various stakeholders on land issues in the Kilolo district, they still face various community-based challenges such as; Social attempts on the rights of a woman to own land, a land auction in some parts of the Kilolo District.
However, the district councils, in the region, have a total of 94 villages, but only 40 villages have plans for the use of village land use in accordance with the district land officer Elinaza Kiswaga.
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