The Ministry of Land, Housing and Human Settlements
Development through the Land Tenure Support Programme (LTSP), will next week
issue more than 2, 000 Customary Certificate of Right of Occupancy (CCROs) to
Nyange villagers in Kilombero district. A statement issued in Dar es Salaam last
week by the LTSP said that the issuance of the title deeds will coincide with
the inauguration of the Nyange Village Land Registry constructed by the
villagers with support from the government through LTSP. The statement said
that the ceremony scheduled for tomorrow in Morogoro region will be graced by
the Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr William
Lukuvi, whereby a total of 2,111 title deeds will be issued.he LTSP which is
under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development aims at
strengthening security of tenure through the provision of title deeds and
ensure effective land administration.
Minister for Land, Housing and Human Settlements Development, Mr William
Lukuvi
It is currently being executed as a pilot
project in three districts of Morogoro region, which are Kilombero, Ulanga and
Malinyi of which about 160 villages are expected to benefit from the programme.
The statement further said that the programme has managed to verify and survey
21,154 plots in eight villages in Kilombero and Ulanga districts. The programme
has also prepared 9,112 CCROs out of 21,154 surveyed plots. Other activities
implemented under the programme include surveying the boundaries of 50 villages
and resolving 18 village boundary disputes which have lasted for a long time. Other
activities included preparations of certificates of the village land for 57
villages, village land use plans (VLUPs) for 50 villages and contribution in
construction and rehabilitation of land registries for 61 villages. The
three-year programme is expected to cost USD 15.2 million provided as grant by
development partners, including the UK’s Department for International
Development (DFID), together with co-partners SIDA (Sweden) and DANIDA
(Denmark).
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