{"id":17416,"date":"2022-03-03T20:13:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/minister-of-lands-bemoans-long-queues-for-title-deeds-at-his-office"},"modified":"2022-03-03T20:27:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:27:23","slug":"minister-of-lands-bemoans-long-queues-for-title-deeds-at-his-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/minister-of-lands-bemoans-long-queues-for-title-deeds-at-his-office","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Lands bemoans long queues for Title Deeds at his Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Elijah Muchima is concerned with long and meandering queues of people at the ministry seeking mostly title deeds.<\/p>\n

Mr. Muchima said there is a need to find a suitable and digital payment system that would see reduced queues at the Ministry of Lands in Lusaka. The Ministry of Lands currently has only two offices in the country which issues title deeds. One office is located in Lusaka and another in Ndola on the Copperbelt.<\/p>\n

When Investrust Managing Director Mr. Simangolwa Shakalima paid a courtesy-call on the Minister, Mr. Muchima said the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources collect revenue throughout the year hence the need for an efficient payment system.<\/p>\n

Mr. Muchima has since called on Investrust Bank Plc to develop financial products and incentives targeted at Zambians and civil servants. The Minister further implored the bank to integrate the Ministry services to the Bank so that the queues at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources could come to end.<\/p>\n

The Ministry was committed to digitizing the processes and payment platform and appreciated the relationship with the bank. He stated that Zambian Banks stood a better chance to service the citizens but were rigid hence the reason why micro finance institutions were performing better.<\/p>\n

Mr. Muchima urged the Zambian bank to be competitive and develop products that would alleviate poverty among civil servants. Meanwhile, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Director of Finance Mrs. Phales Phiri has said her concern is the queues at the Bank and later at the cashier office to make payment and collect a government receipt.<\/p>\n

She proposed to the bank to develop a mobile banking platform to assist decongest the Bank that was housed at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

She was happy to note that the Ministry enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Bank adding that deposits done through Investrust Bank Plc were clear and easy for her office to reconcile.<\/p>\n

And the Investrust Bank Managing Director, Mr. Simangolwa Shakalima said that the Bank was ready to work with the Ministry to digitize and help to reduce the queues at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

Investrust Bank Plc was unique as it was the only bank that had remained 100percent locally owned and had enjoyed support from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

The Bank had a branch at Mulungushi house which was meant to service the Ministry in its effort to collect revenue and this has been successful. Mr. Shakalima stated that his visit was meant to explore other avenues where the Bank and the Ministry could work together.<\/p>\n

According to a media statement from the Ministry of Lands Public Relations Unit, one of the projects the bank would like to partner with the Ministry was the National Land titling project which the Ministry was implementing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Investrust Bank Plc (IBP), we are deliberate and intentional about strategic partnerships that help to accelerate the economic growth of our nation. We are committed to working with organisations and other partners that share our passion to serve,\u201d Investrust said in a statement released after the engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to have engaged with the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Elijah Muchima and his team earlier today. We discussed possible business avenues where we can collaborate and work together,\u201d the bank added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Elijah Muchima is concerned with long and meandering queues of people at the ministry seeking mostly title deeds. Mr. Muchima said there is a need to find a suitable and digital payment system that would see reduced queues at the Ministry of Lands in Lusaka. 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