Rifts emerge as lawmakers debate report on land rows

Sharp divisions emerged between Members of Parliament yesterday as they debated a report by the Select Committee on land conflicts in the country.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jul

Resolve land rows among Maasai, 3 lawmakers told

Regional authorities here have pleaded with three lawmakers to consider intervening in land conflicts to prevent fatal clashes among members of the Maasai community from erupting once again in their constituencies.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Jan

Here’s how to end land rows

Studies carried out by the Land Resources and Research Institute (HakiArdhi) and other organisations in recent years indicate that disputes had increased to alarming proportions.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

10 May

Govt moves to end land rows

>The government has been engaged in a move to end a land conflict involving residents of Katapulo area and a Kalambo ranch investor in Rukwa Region.

 

10 years ago

Reuters

24 Nov

Tanzanian lawmakers to debate on energy graft despite objections

Reuters
Tanzanian lawmakers to debate on energy graft despite objections
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's parliament will hold a debate this week on allegations of corruption in the energy sector, the speaker said on Monday, despite efforts by the prime minister to block the session. Tanzania is estimated to have 53.2 trillion ...

 

10 years ago

Swissinfo.Ch

20 Nov

Tanzanian PM tries to halt debate on energy sector graft, angering lawmakers

Tanzanian PM tries to halt debate on energy sector graft, angering lawmakers
swissinfo.ch
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's government asked parliament on Thursday to cancel a planned debate on corruption allegations in the energy sector, angering some lawmakers who complained of a cover-up and potentially jeopardising some ...

 

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

Daily News

03 Feb

Lawmakers decry countless land conflicts

Lawmakers decry countless land conflicts
Daily News
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) here have decried endless land conflicts in many parts of the country, which they blamed on failure by the government to demarcate land for various purposes. The conflicts are those involving investors and villages as well as ...

 

11 years ago

Daily News

17 Jun

Lawmakers urged to educate people on land laws

Lawmakers urged to educate people on land laws
Daily News
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have been urged to educate people in their areas the importance of obeying laws, orders and be ready to listen to government leaders on issues to do with land disputes. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Regional ...

 

10 years ago

Daily News

06 Nov

No plans to slice reserved land for villages, lawmakers told

No plans to slice reserved land for villages, lawmakers told
Daily News
THE government has no plans to divide part of reserved land for the purpose of extending it to villages, the Deputy Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Settlement, George Simbachawene, told the National Assembly. He was responding to a question ...

 

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