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A visit to the Chairman of Mkuranga
| Before we can begin working on the land we need the cooperation of the residents, and owners but above all the commitment of the Chairman. The chairman represents the population in an area and resolves local differences. A meeting with him, to gain his support, was crucial for the progress of the whole project. The Chairman, and his followers, received us in his hut. As discussions progressed, conducted in Swahili the only language he speaks, he fortunately became more and more enthusiastic about the project. |
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| It was important that we agreed when and how people could be compensated for leaving the land. We would have preferred to buy out the residents per dwelling, but as the Chairman expected a lot of unrest, we agreed to buy out the people per ‘Plot’. The project covers 3 plots in Mkuranga. Also by compensating residents of two Plots in one go, a planned pathway would not cut across our property but be relocated to the edge of the property. | ||
| The timing of the compensation depended on the tempo at which the surveyors were able to work and the speed with which their information could be processed in the Netherlands. We wished to be certain that the residents would get their money and that the land would be registered in our name. It was decided that the residents should receive their money from us in the presence of the Chairman, the man from the land registry and a photographer. The resident signed, with both signature and fingerprint, a document in which he gives the rights to the land (trees, huts etc) and that nobody else could claim a right to these properties. After this the man from the land registry registered the land in our name. This can be seen in the photo. |
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| Article: | A visit to the Chairman of Mkuranga |
| Date: | 16-06-2005 |
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- Dossier Mkuranga
- Malaika children’s village Mkuranga
- The building of the village
- Made to measure for the terrain
- Clean water
- Treating waste water responsibly
- Great progress in Mkuranga
- Building of the first cluster under way!
- Malaika Kids awarded the Uhuru Torch
- Building programme steps up as rainy season draws to an end
- Regional Commissioner lays Foundation Plaque at Village
- Building has begun!
- The first water tower is ready!
- The first well has been drilled
- The Infrastructure of the Children’s village is ready!
- Building can begin!
- It’s official; 99-year rights to the land in Mkuranga
- A start has been made on foundations for the village
- Preparing the site in Mkuranga
- Compensation of farmers Mkuranga
- The future Malaika children’s village mapped
- A visit to the Chairman of Mkuranga
- Support from the district commissioner in Mkuranga
- The first building blocks!
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