b)
Drafting of the new land policy document which includes issues of:
(i)
equitable distribution of land;
(ii)
security of tenure of title in both leasehold and customary
land;
(iii)
the need to record and register all rights in land and land
properties and;
(iv)
administration of public land in an effective and efficient
manner. Consultations with major stakeholders have been
taking place from 2002 to date on the Land policy.
c)
The Ministry of Lands has also embarked on sensitizing the public
on their property rights through the mass media;
d)
The lands information system has been computerized and there is
an ongoing process of linking the information system at
headquarters to other regional offices in a bid to serve the public
better; and
e)
Under the Housing (Statutory and Improvement Areas) Act,
Chapter 194, old illegal settlements have been transformed into
legitimate title such as Kalingalinga, John Laing and Chawama.
Office of the Administrator General
352.
The office is established to take care of estates of deceased persons
between the death of an intestate and appointment of an administrator.
This acts to safeguard the interest of the beneficiaries and guards against
any interference with the intestate’s assets.
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