Land grabbing major problem in Juba, says committee Monday, 16 January 2012 20:03 South Sudan >>> .The Chairperson of the Land's Committee in Central Equatoria State Assembly, Father Prudensio Loku Vitale, on Monday expressed his concern at the rate at which plots are being illegally claimed in Juba.
Presenting a report on land grabbing and malpractices to the state parliamentarians, Loku said it has become a major problem in Juba. Loku says about 200 people in Munuki alone have reported cases of grabbed plots and similar complaints have been registered in Lologo, Khor Wolyan and Juba Nabari. "Juba has become a squeezed capital with no parking spaces, no celebration squares, and no recreational centers," said Loku. "Most of the open spaces and government reserves have been grabbed, illegally occupied by squatters or allotted to individuals by the State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure. Even the surveyors from the department of survey demand 20 to 25 plots as incentives whenever they are requested to demarcate an area," he added. Loku also claimed that the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure allocated large plots of land to investors to build on the grave yards, exposing the bones of the people buried there. The Parliamentary committee recommended returning the grabbed plots to their rightful owners as soon as possible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
