Walvis Bay starts farm 37 trek
The Walvis Bay municipal council has approved a plan to relocate residents occupying land illegally at Kuisebmond and other areas to a temporary site at farm 37. The decision was taken at the council’s latest meeting as part of measures to address illegal land occupation and enforce land management within the town. Municipality spokesperson Anita […] The post Walvis Bay starts farm 37 trek appeared first on The Namibian.
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The Walvis Bay municipal council has approved a plan to relocate residents occupying land illegally at Kuisebmond and other areas to a temporary site at farm 37.
The decision was taken at the council’s latest meeting as part of measures to address illegal land occupation and enforce land management within the town.
Municipality spokesperson Anita Kaihiva says the intervention targets people occupying land at Kuisebmond, Build Together designated areas and National Housing Enterprise land, as well as selected backyard dwellers.
“This intervention is aimed at restoring order in affected areas, improving living conditions and ensuring lawful and structured land administration,” she says.
According to the municipality, the relocation will include selected backyard dwellers from Kuisebmond and 50 households from Narraville.
The council says a portion of farm 37 will be used to accommodate qualifying beneficiaries on a temporary basis, while another portion will serve as a reception area to manage the relocation process.
Residents approved for relocation will be required to sign permission to occupy certificates, which will regulate their stay on the land.
Kaihiva says only individuals who are physically living in the identified structures will qualify.
“Persons found not occupying structures during verification processes will not be considered,” she says.
She says families will be encouraged to stay together to optimise space, and affected residents will be given an opportunity to dismantle their own structures before relocation.
“If they do not do so, the project team will carry out the process,” she says.
The council warns that no additional illegal structures will be allowed and that all building regulations will apply at the relocation site.
Kaihiva says the intervention does not give legal ownership of land to those relocated.
“This process does not constitute land allocation or confer ownership rights but serves as a temporary relocation measure,” she says.
She says the relocation will not bypass individuals on the official housing waiting list.
To support the process, the council has approved the appointment of 80 temporary workers who will assist with monitoring and enforcement, working alongside municipal law enforcement and police reservists.
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