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A Tangier court has sentenced Ahmed Zegaf, deputy president of the Mghogha district and a member of the National Rally of Independents, to seven years in prison over forged documents and illegal land subdivision in a case covering more than 20 property disputes.
Councillors in Tororo District say chairperson John Okea allocated public land next to Amagoro Court to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions without council or technical approval, and that construction has continued despite a stop order.
Kenya's anti-corruption commission has obtained interim High Court orders preserving properties, a vehicle and bank funds held by a State Department for Lands procurement officer and seven co-defendants while it pursues recovery of Sh244.97 million.
The National Assembly's housing committee has put contractors on Siaya's affordable housing project and an Economic Stimulus Programme market on notice, saying work is too slow and one site has been abandoned.
Zimbabwe's housing ministry has partnered with the Centre for Conflict Management and Transformation to draft a national compensation framework and relocation guidelines for communities displaced by development projects.
The Gauteng High Court has dismissed an application by the Residential Communities Council for an order declaring estate accreditation fees lawful, leaving the practice to be judged on the facts of each case.
Land-title processing in Lagos can stretch well beyond the official service timeline, and the delays are blocking homeowners and developers from using property as collateral, a policy discussion has warned.
The Abuja Original Inhabitant Youth Empowerment Organization wants the review of the 1979 Abuja master plan to create a community development and integration framework that protects ancestral land and property rights.
Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga says the Inner City Big Push will map and upgrade deprived urban districts in Accra, Kumasi and Sekondi-Takoradi, with government and homeowners sharing the infrastructure bill.