Unresolved Weston mess Swazuri team has left behind

The six-year term of National Land Commission (NLC) Chairman and its commissioners has officially lapsed but their departure has literally left a shell.

According to sources, with the remaining officials not statutorily recognized, not much can be done by the commission except pay salaries.

Part of what has been left pending is the ongoing processing of title deeds for all public schools in line with the presidential directive, the controversial SGR land compensation and the valuation of the land on which Weston hotel sits on.

On the matter of Weston, Abigael Mbagaya defended the commission’s decision not to demolish the hotel despite sitting on illegally acquired land, saying alternative means of resolving land disputes should be adopted.

The commissioners have however defended their term in office despite a myriad of corruption allegations that rocked the commission coupled with constant infighting.

The question that begs is that should the lands ministry take over the activities of the NLC until the commission is properly constituted and what is the fate of the over 10,000 cases pending before the commission?

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