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. 139

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