Jubbaland state has established Land Management Board for the first time since the state was formed five years ago.
In a meeting which convened officials from the state’s Ministries for land and planning, Jubbaland Deputy President, Abdikadir Luga-Dhere has appointed seven-member Board which will operate as an interim.
The board’s main function is management and administration of public land on behalf of the state.
They will work on the cases relating to land disputes which have been increasing since recently.
Jubbaland’s State Minister for Presidency, Ahmed Hassan who read the outcome statement of the meeting said the board will play very important role in stopping public land grabbing.
The Minister said Jubbaland wants to formulate and coordinate all activities concerning land and to ensure putting place a proper administration throughout the state.
Among issues discussed in the meeting are protection of public utility and facility such as the government premises and open public spaces.
For a long time in Kismayo, there has been concerns about grabbing of public land and cartels who operate on ownership documents to illegally obtain land from the owners.
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