By DAVID MWEREMore by this AuthorThe National Lands Commission is opposed to a bill that threatens to strip it of powers to plan, regulate and develop property. The Physical Planning Bill, 2017, introduced at the end of last year, is pushing to have these functions handled by a new national physical planning consultative forum, which should have 63 members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary. Dr Swazuri warns that the proposed law violates the Constitution in Article 68 (b), which requires Parliament to revise sectoral land use in the country. MANDATEThe bill was created by the ministry through the support of the Cabinet before it found its way to the House. On December 2, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that it is the commission’s mandate to monitor and oversee land use and planning throughout the country.

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2018 02:48 UTC