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A local land committee west of the national capital, Juba is appealing to Central Equtoria State authorities to rescue them from powerful individuals who have setup another team, depriving 4000 people from accessing from their rightful plots.
According to the land body, the new committee has prevented individuals with legal land tittles from constructing houses in the area.
At the center of the controversy is Mrs. Diana Tabu who says, the influential land grabbers has made her living conditions very expensive as a tenant.
“It’s affecting me because the situation we are in now is very difficult. Here you want to rent a house, struggle to raise money for feeding, but if you’re in your plot, meaning, you’ll need to raise money for feeding only.
“But if you’re in your own plot, all these expenses will reduce a bit. Because are suffering especially us women.”
Khamis Emmanuel Gismala, the Secretary of Korok-West Land Committee, has accused some powerful individuals including government officials of using their wealth and influence to exploit the vulnerable
“We started our work in the first day (in December, 2024) but on the second day, one general from police stopped us from continuing, citing a house-to-house search at the time.
According to the legitimate committee, it raised the concern to Governor Augustino Jadalla last year but has yet to hear a feedback on the matter.
“Since then, we raised our concern to the governor, and the governor summoned the person who stopped us but unfortunately we did not get any feedback from the governor again.”
The Chairperson of the Korok-West Land Committee, Samuel Sebit Christopher who has been at the forefront of the campaign is demanding the government act promptly and restore their allotted lands.
“Our appeal as a committee is, we would like the citizens to get their rights because you can’t have legal document in your hands, your house is demolished and at the end, you’re not given your place.
“We appeal to the government to give these plots to their rightful owners cecause these people are suffering, staying in rentals, they’re chased, and are living in corridors, this is incorrect.
“Some are of them are old and physically weak and were here to represent them. They are really struggling.
In response to the controversy, Central Equatoria State Minister of Land, Housing, and Public Utility, Fred Laku urge individuals to patience adding that the showing plots to the rightful owners will resume soon.
“What I know so far, we had some communities that we have reached a certain agreement with them and we were about to start the work.
“Actually the issue of Korok-West stopped because of the disarmament last time. So now they have to be patience for us to organize the showing again.”
Korok West was allotted to over 4000 households who were demolished from different parts of the city in 2012.
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