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’Land officials in Moshi offered plots to deceased people’
2006-06-28 09:20:46
By James Paul, Moshi
Moshi District Council’s land division has been facing over eight land disputes in the last ten years. In addition, it is alleged that some land officers offered plots of the deceased persons to other people using the names of some people who are already dead.
The chairperson for the six-member defense and security committee tasked to probe land disputes in the district, Stewart Lyatuu mentioned other allegations as being that, land officers issued double allocations of plots, while the respective plot numbers are not even in the area’s plans.
Lyatuu said his committee received over 300 complaints. ’’But after investigations, we found out that 60 complaints were serious. They were heard to and suggestions on ways of handling them were given,’’ he said.
He said some of the land officers allegedly received bribes, but never allocated plots to the bribe givers.
The chairperson also said some people were allocated plots allocated in road reserve areas and paid all the costs.
’’But when these same people wanted to build their houses they were prohibited to do so by the officers for the reason that the areas were reserved for roads,’’ he said.
He further said some open areas which were owned by primary schools were distributed to well-to do people but the people around the areas prohibited them to develop the plots.
Lyatuu said his committee has suggested to the government that all people who have been given lands/plots belonging to the dead people have to leave the plots to their inheritors.
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