HAKIARDHI TO DEMARCATE 900 FARMS IN KILOLO DISTRICT

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.

HAKIARDHI KUPIMA MASHAMBA 900 WILAYANI KILOLO

Taasisi ya Utafiti na Utetezi wa Haki za Ardhi (HAKIARDHI) na Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo, mkoani Iringa wakitialiana saini mkataba wa makubaliano ya mpango wa matumizi bora ya ardhi ya vijiji (VLUP) Ijumaa wilki iliyopita ambapo mashamba 900 katika vijiji vya Lukani, Ng’ang’ange na Mdeke wilayani humo vitapitiwa na mpango huo. Kutoka kushoto ni Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo Ernest Upemba, Mweneyekiti wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo Venance Kiwhanga, Afisa Programu wa HAKIARDHI Cathbert Tomitho na Mwanasheria wa Taasisi ya HAKIARDHI Joseph Chiombola. (PICHA NA FRIDAY SIMBAYA)

Na Friday Simbaya, Kilolo

Taasisi ya Utafiti na Utetezi wa Haki za Ardhi (HAKIARDHI) kwa kushirikiana na Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo, mkoani Iringa imepanga kupima mashamba 900 katika vijiji vitatu wilayani kupitia mpango wa matumizi bora ya ardhi ya vijiji (VLUP).

Katika mpango huo HAKIARDHI imepanga kupima vipande vya ardhi na mashamba 900 katika vijiji vitatu vya Lukani, Ng’ang’ange na Mdeke ambapo kila kijiji kitapimiwa mashamba 300 kupitia Programu ya Ardhi Yetu (AYP) kwa ufadhaili wa shirika la CARE International Tanzania.

Makabaliano hayo walitiwasaini Ijumaa wiki iliyopita na Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo Ernest Upemba kwa niaba ya Mkurugenzi wa Halmashauri ya Kilolo na Afisa Programu wa HAKIARDHI Cathbert Tomitho kwa upande wa HAKIARDHI.

Makataba wa makubaliano ulishuhudia na Mweneyekiti wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo Venance Kiwhanga kwa upande wa halmashauri ya kilolo na Mwanasheria wa Taasisi ya HAKIARDHI Joseph Chiombola.

Awali, Chiombola alisema kwa Mradi Mpya Wa Vijiji Vitatu umepanga kuandaa mipango ya matumizi bora ya ardhi kwenye vijiji vipya 3, ambao utagharimu jumla ya shilingi milioni themanini na saba nukta nne (87.4m/-), hivyo kufanya jumla ya vijiji vilivyosapotiwa na HAKIARDHI kuwa 16. 

Vijiji hivyo ni Kihesamgagao, Kiwalamo, Kidabaga, Kipaduka, Ibofwe, Kitelewasi, Uhambingeto, Ilamba, Lugalo, Lyamko, Itonya na Vijiji vipya ni Ng’ang’ange, Mdeke na Lukani, Tayari utafiti wa awali wa kubainisha mahitaji ulishafanyika mwezi Julai 2017,

Alisema kuwa Matokeo ya utafiti yanaonesha vijiji hivyo vina changamoto kwa mfano, migogoro ya ardhi, hatari ya uhaba wa chakula, ukiukwaji haki za wanawake katika umiliki wa ardhi, na adhari ya mabadiliko ya tabianchi kupitia program ya ardhi yetu (AYP).

Chiombola alisema AYP ina malengo yafuatao; Kukuza uelewa wa wananchi juu ya masuala ya ardhi na ushiriki wao katika maamuzi yanayohusu ardhi na rasilimali vijijini, Kuimarisha vyombo vya utoaji maamuzi na haki juu ya ardhi katika serikali za mitaa (H/Kijiji, M/Kijiji).

Kuimarisha mikakati ya wananchi na viongozi wa serikali za mitaa katika kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi na Kuimarisha uwajibikaji wa serikali za mitaa kwa wananchi.

Naye mwakilishi kutoka tume ya taifa ya mipnago ya matumzi ya ardhi (NLUPC) Experancia Tibasama ametoa wito kwa halmashauri hiyo kuandaa wananchi hasa katika vijiji vinavyo husuka na mpango wa matumizi bora ya ardhi ya vijiji iliwaweze kushiriki kikamilifu.

Kwa upande wake Mweneyekiti wa Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kilolo Venance Kiwhanga aliishukuru taasisi ya hakiardhi na wadau wengine wanaoshirikiana na taasisi hiyo kwa kuiwezesha halmashauri kupiga hatua katika utekelezaji wa sheria za ardhi na sheria za utatuzi wa migogoro.

Alisema kuwa halmashauri imeweza kuandaa hatimiliki zaidi ya 6700, kufundisha sheria ya ardhi ya vijiji Na.5 ya mwaka 1999 na sheria ya utatuzi wa migogoro ya mwaka 2002 kwa vijiji vyote.

Pia kupitia shughuli hizo ardhi wameshuhudia mwamko mkubwa wa wananchi hususani katika umilikaji wa ardhi, utawala na utatuzi wa migogoro.

“Tunafarijika sana kuona tunafanya uzinduzi wa mradi mwingine wa vijiji vitatu ambapo inatarajiwa kupima mashamba takribani 900, hakika tunawashukuru sana wadau wote…,” alisema Kiwhanga.

Alisema kuwa pamoja na mchango wa wadau mbalimbali kwenye masuala ya ardhi katika Wilaya ya Kilolo, bado wanakabiliwa na changamoto mbalimbali zinazogusa jamii kama vile; mitazamo ya kijamii juu ya haki ya mwanamke kumiliki ardhi, uuzaji holela wa ardhi kwa baadhi ya maeneo ya Wilaya ya Kilolo.

Hata hivyo, halmashauri ya wilaya ya kilolo, mkoani iringa inajumla ya vijiji 94 lakini vijiji 40 tu ambavyo vina mipango ya matumizi bora ya ardhi ya vijiji kwa mujibu wa afisa ardhi wa wilaya ya kilolo, Elinaza Kiswaga.

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