Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan ombudsman, Florbela Araújo, defended, this Tuesday, the alteration of the laws of Land and Territory Planning, to reduce cases of conflicts of illegal occupation of lands in the country.
When intervening in a working meeting with the Minister of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing, Carlos dos Santos, the provider considered that there is a mismatch between the two legal diplomas, taking into account the complaints received by its institution.
“We request that they present proposals to amend the Land Law and the Land Planning Law, taking into account that they are already old, dating back to the year 2004”, he said.
Florbela Araújo said that citizens still find it difficult to know their rights and legalize their land, combined with the fact that it continues to be difficult to grant surface rights in Angola.
On the other hand, he defended the execution of infrastructure construction programs, based on the inclusion of people with disabilities, as well as the definition of policies and programs for resettlement and resettlement in favor of the dignity of the human person.
He considered it necessary to ensure that constitutional rights relating to land and land rights are fully exercised by all Angolans.
The provider also expressed concern about the number of complaints or denouncements about issues inherent to the protection of citizens’ land rights and the permanent risk of evictions, without observing the legal assumptions, with emphasis on prior notice and the creation of conditions accommodation of populations.
In this sense, Florbela Araújo spoke of illegal demolitions and constructions, intrinsically linked to policies on the granting of titles.
In turn, the Minister of Public Works, Urban Planning and Housing, Carlos dos Santos, expressed his willingness to work with the Ombudsman on institutional issues involving his portfolio.
He informed that of the 24 centralities built in the country, 50 percent of the houses in Sequele and Kilamba do not have regular bills.
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