Put land on title, women advised
the commodity to the fast growing population.
He said because of lack of clean water, people did not have a choice but to draw contaminated water from the perennial Chibefwe stream.
Mr Mulenga said Government should address the situation because residents should not continue drawing contaminated water which was exposing them to water-borne diseases.
He appealed to Government to at least sink two or three boreholes to meet the increasing population in the area.
“We are appealing to Government through the relevant authority to consider sinking two or three boreholes to Kawama Riverside residents so that we access safe and clean water because water is life,” Mr Mulenga said.
t is unfo tunate that fe eo e ho o n an es ecia o en o not ha e tit es to thei o e t
Chali Katongo said in a statement today the women are equal partners in development and therefore should have equal rights to land.
He said it was unfortunate that few people who own land especially women did not have titles to their property.
Mr Katongo said it was unfortunate that most women especially those in rural areas did not have land making it difficult for them to access loans and other financial services.
“It is very unfortunate that most women especially those in rural areas do not have rights to own land and they end up remaining destitute when their husbands die,” Mr Katongo said land was an important asset that everyone, including women, were entitled to.
He said the country lacked adequate provisions for women to hold land rights independent of their husbands or male relatives.
“There should be statutory laws to provide for women’s independent rights and when such legislation does exist, mechanisms to enforce it are often absent,” Mr Katongo said.
He said women who owned land should ensure obtain titles so that it was secured.
Mr Katongo urged local authorities to sensitise communities on land acquisition.
He said it was unfortunate that some people would accept to buy land without proper documentation from the State.
Mr Katongo said people needed to understand that land in Zambia belonged to Government which had devolved its powers to councils as agents.
He said people should buy land from reliable sources for them to acquire land titles without difficulties.