Gladys Nyirongo
Gladys Nyirongo is a Zambian politician. She is a former sports minister,[1] and headed the Ministry of Lands.[2] Nyirongo was a member of Heritage Party in Zambia and won the 2001 elections. She voted for the Speaker in favour of the ruling Levy Mwanawasa from the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) and was expelled from the party, but was made the Sports Minister in 2002.
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[edit]- "Corruption is everywhere - in the villages, wherever,"
- Leaders want to curb corruption in Africa,
- Year, 06 March 2007, BY UNKNOWN,
- The development was an indication that most Zambians did not value land ownership.
- This situation is causing problems in that people would be issued with offer letters by the ministry and yet land is not available on the ground. If this situation is not checked it will continue to cause hardships to people.
- The provincial planning authority should deal with the planning aspects in the city while the Commissioner of Lands would handle all land matters to create order in the process.
- Planning of stands for various uses would continue to be performed by LCC as a planning authority within the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act.
- If the situation remained unchecked, there could have been a disaster after elections because politics were also at play.
- I have received numerous complaints from Lusaka residents that the land alienation was in disarray as procedures and guidelines had not been followed for a long time.
- The Government had been considerate with the LCC and tried to discuss the issue but that the local authority had not been co-operative forgetting that they were just carrying out a delegated function.
