By GIDEON NYENDWAWHY is the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in a hurry to demolish the houses in the degazetted Forest 27 before a full report was given of the study of what happened, veteran politician George Mpombo has asked.Dr Mpombo said people would love to know what his interest in demolishing was when his colleague the Minister of Lands who was in charge with the issues of lands clearly indicated that there would be no demolition before the status report of what exactly had happened was out.He suggested that if there issues of planning and building permits, the council has been dealing with such and solutions can be found other than demolitions.“There are better ways of resolving such issues with the councils like making them pay a penalty for defiling the law,” he said.Local Government and Rural Development Minister Garry Nkombo has maintained that the government would demolish structures illegally constructed in […]
What’s the rush with Forest 27 demolition? Mpombo
