Group faults alleged allocation of 10,000 hectares of land to Rwanda by President Hichilema

The Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA) has expressed concern over the alleged allocation of 10,000 hectares of land to Rwanda by President Hakainde Hichilema.

Alliance Executive Director, Patrick Musole, noted that while the President was legally empowered to allocate land to foreigners, ZLA was troubled by this move given the ongoing challenges Zambians face in acquiring and securing land, as well as issues of land tenure insecurity.

In a statement issued in Lusaka on Tuesday, Musole suggested that the President’s priority should be to ensure all Zambians have secure access and ownership of land.

“We believe the timing of such actions is particularly problematic when the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has stated that no more statutory land is available in the country,” he pointed out.

He recalled that in May, the President advised chiefs in North Western Province to preserve some land for future generations, rather than allocating it all.

“However, now the President is allocating land to a foreign country, which contradicts his earlier advice,” Musole claimed.

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