Inside the Kiteto land crisis 2: Greed for land, dirty politics fuel killing fields of Kiteto

Inside the Kiteto land crisis 2: Greed for land, dirty politics fuel killing fields of Kiteto
IPPmedia
Last week The Guardian on Sunday brought you a story on the recent land conflict pitting farmers and pastoralists at the Kalikala hamlet in Kiteto District. In this second installment Gerald Kitabu reveals how the unfolding feud led to the killings of more than 10 ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Dec

Economic cost of Kiteto land crisis

Insecurity caused by endless land conflicts is likely to impact on the economy of Kiteto district should the situation remain like that in the long run.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Jan

EDITORIAL: Land division should extend beyond Kiteto

>Tanzania is often referred to as a land of peace and we take great pride in the fact that this reputation is largely justified. Indeed, people elsewhere give us credit for it.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Dec

Why land clashes continue unabated in Kiteto District

He was famous as Mzee Mhogo, and not surprisingly. Cassava is one of the crops under cultivation at his farm at Chekanao village in Kiteto, some 18 kilometres from the district headquarters.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

26 Sep

I’ll end land disputes in Kiteto, Lowassa pledges

Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa assured residents of Kiteto District yesterday that if elected in October polls, his government will form a reconciliation commission to end the ongoing land disputes between farmers and herders in the area.

 

11 years ago

IPPmedia

02 Mar

SPECIAL REPORT: Inclusive land use plan needed for farmers, herders in Kiteto

SPECIAL REPORT: Inclusive land use plan needed for farmers, herders in Kiteto
IPPmedia
In this third and last part of a special report on a conflict pitting farmers and pastoralists at Emborey Murtangosi area in Kiteto Diatrict Gerald Kitabu describes the current situation and brings the views of various land and human rights stakeholders.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Nov

We’ll bury many if Kiteto situation isn’t addressed penings in Kiteto?

It seems that the cries by the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, who is also Kongwa Member of Parliament, Mr Job Ndugai and several other law makers about the wanton killings in Kiteto have not been heard by the government. If the government has heard the cries, surely it would have moved to normalise the situation.

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

01 Dec

Need to Watch Bad Plans Which Fuel Land Disputes

Need to Watch Bad Plans Which Fuel Land Disputes
AllAfrica.com
Lack of proper land management policies and strategies, government laxity and corruption in public offices are behind endless land conflicts in Tanzania. Besides subjecting villagers to unnecessary suffering, frequent land disputes pose a big threat to ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Mar

SPECIAL REPORT: Land grabbing in Tanzania: The truth and fallacies behind land acquisition

>For years now, the decision by the government to invite and accommodate investors in land has divided the nation into two main groups—those who views this move as legalizing land grabbing and the other group that sees this move as a modern way of introducing commercial farming in Tanzania.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Feb

THOUVENOT: Thailand: Land of smiles, land of ghosts

>From exorcism ceremonies to spirit houses and amulets claiming to make wearers bullet-proof, Thailand is a culture soaked in superstition -- an obsession critics say is holding the nation back.

 

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