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VILLAGE LAND CONFLICT DIALOGUE AT MAWAMBALA VILLAGE





THE Coordinator of Tanzania Grassroots Oriented Development (TAGRODE) a non-governmental organization with its headquarters in Iringa, Mwalubandu Dickson said all land disputes in Kilolo district, Iringa is due to village boundaries.

He suggested that it should be reviewed anew the boundaries of villages to reduce conflicts over land and boundaries some villages Kilolo district.

Mwalubandu said yesterday (Friday) when presenting the topic at village land conflict dialogue held at Mawambala village in the district focusing on how to make things in order to reduce the complaints of land disputes.



"In order to ensure citizens are grappling with challenges, his organization operates on dialogue and strengthen village land committees and village land councils so that they solve conflicts on their territories," said the coordinator.





He said the dialogue aims to empower the citizens of the project districts (Kilolo and Mufindi), so that they can understand land laws, land rights for women and vulnerable groups as well as the resolution of land disputes.



He said that the funding from USAID, through Participatory Ecological Land Use Management Tanzania (PELUM Tanzania), TAGRODE runs the debates in villages of Ikuka, Mbigili, Mawala, Mawambala na Masalali in kilolo.



Others are Usokami, Ugesa, Makungu, Magunguli and Isaula in Mufindi District through Citizens Engaging in Government Oversight in Agriculture (CEGO-Agriculture) project involving rural communities in terms of the accountability of village land.



A resident of Mawambala Village said land disputes in their areas will cease if the government will be asked to review the boundaries of the village, a move that also will strengthen peace and stability and make the sector to be productive for society.



For his part, Dominikus Mgogosi at Mawambala Village said unfaith leaders are sources of conflicts in the village because some of the leaders who have failed to manage these laws after the decisions made.



For his part Expedito Lusoko who is chairman of the Mawambala Village requested the government to use the law to set aside areas for farmers and herders, the steps to avoid conflicts because both groups are interdependent.



Engaging Citizens in Government oversight in Agriculture (Cego-Agriculture) is a four-year project funded by USAID and implemented by Pelum Tanzania through its network members.



The project aims to increase knowledge, build evidence, and raise awareness minded strengthening land rights for smallholders for economic development, quality of life and sustainable agriculture in order to improve governance and accountability. 

The project is being implemented in the regions of Morogoro, Iringa and Dodoma.



Pelum Tanzania is implementing a project to involve rural communities in accountability issues village land. 





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