This act may be cited as the local government act, 1998 commence and shall come into operation on commencement such a date as the minister may, by notice published in the gazette, appoint. This situation renders malawian children vulnerable to. The malawi national land policy epitomises the government desire to address the constraints to malawi s social and economic development caused by the absence of a comprehensive land policy. Could you explain why each of these pieces of legislation already passed or proposed is important. In 1995, the gom undertook ambitious efforts toward land reform that led to the passage of the national land policy in 2002. The policy on early childhood development ecd in malawi has been developed in response to the plight of the malawian children who live and grow up in high risk environments, plagued by hivaids, poverty, ignorance, malnutrition and high rates of communicable diseases. Malawi covers an area of 118,480 km 2, which is about onethird the size of japan. Before the colonial period in malawi, land was held communally. Download the constitution of the republic of malawi. Endowed with spectacular highlands and extensive lakes, it occupies a narrow, curving strip of land along the east african rift valley. The people of malawi will benefit in terms of having improved tenure security through the creation of customary estates, and acquisition of land through land communities in a transparent and accountable manner. Land reform in malawi presented at the annual meeting for fig commission 7 in pretoria, south africa, held from 4th 8th november, 2002 by daniel o.
It, therefore, recommends the development of a national land policy instrument which would form the reference point for all sectoral policies, resource management plans and programmes. Constitution of the republic of malawi as amended up to. While acknowledging the underlying social and economic factors on land. Google scholar malawi, 1992 guide to agricultural production in malawi 19921993, likongwe, malawi. Development resources, strategies and policies in malawi since independence have been. If our land policy actually encourages them and rewards citizenship in terms of ownership and access, the truth of the matter is that most malawians will own land, she said. Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern africa. National agriculture policy 2016 the national agriculture policy nap defines the vision for development of the agricultural sector in malawi over the next five years. The republic of zambia ministry of lands and natural resources draft national land policy this is a draft national land policy and as such is a working document and. Land was held in trust for all the people forming the community. Of these eleven bills, the land, the registered land amendment, and the customary land bills respectively are directly pertinent to the land question in malawi. Ministry of lands, housing, physical planning, and surveys snippet view 2002. This guide to law online malawi contains a selection of malawian legal, juridical, and governmental sources accessible through the internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
More specifically, this policy is a guide towards increasing production, productivity, and real farm incomes. Malawi national land policy 2005 edition open library. Chapter 4 discusses malawi s national land policy as it relates to customary land reform and development. Lake nyasa, known in malawi as lake malawi, accounts for more than onefifth of the countrys total area. Malawi, ministry of agriculture 1988 agricultural extension and training policy, lilongwe, malawi. Lawyer launches book on land reforms in malawi malawi. Postcolonial legislation and land development initiatives 11 2. Perhaps the form of land grabbing closest to traditional forms of bureaucratic petty corruption occurs in the allocation of publicly owned land.
Government land land acquired and privately owned by the government and dedicated to a specified. The council for ngos in malawi congoma is a membership umbrella organization for nongovernmental organizations ngos. Legal information from the uk malawilii is a member of the global free access to law movement and of the african lii. The role of the chiefs in land administration and management has been fully recognized through the bills, as all land acquisition. Current and future policy 3 public policy has a clear and unique purpose 4. Awareness raising of the contents of the malawi national land policy. West uses the word cognatic ownership and justifies that by explaining that the. At one level, the key feature was the transformation of congress from the weak, divided movement of 1953 into the infinitely larger, more united, more powerful malawi congress party that was to dominate malawian politics in the early 1960s. The decade ending in 1964 was the most dramatic in the twentieth century history of malawi.
Kishindo, customary land tenure and the new land policy in malawi, journal of contemporary african studies, 22, 2 2004, pp. Capacity building in land management implementing land policy reforms in malawi fig xxii international congress washington, d. In malawi, the new land policy government of malawi, 2002 will, for the first time, formalise customary land, giving it legal status. Mbalanje commissioner of lands, office of the president, lilongwe, malawi. National sanitation policy ministry of irrigation and water development 1. A decentralization policy and a new local government act, 1998 were. Malawi has, relative to many other sub saharan countries, a high level of access to some form of basic sanitation coverage, recorded at 73. The government of malawi therefore commits to fully addressing climate change through implementing this policy in line with the current malawi growth and development strategy and previous strategies such as vision 2020. The 2008 population census showed that the population of the country was, 077, 160 people, having increased at an average annual rate of 2. Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the. The republic of malawi is a sovereign state with rights and obligations under the law of nations. Capacity building in land management implementing land. Members of the public may wish to know that in 2002 government approved the malawi national land policy.
Knowledge and information development is one of the least developed areas of malawi s land rights effort, but for which there is a great need. The republic of malawi is a landlocked country bordered by zambia to the west, tanzania to the north, and mozambique to the west and south. Customary land tenure and the new land policy in malawi. The national agricultural policy seeks to raise the profile of the agricultural sector so that it.
These sector policies include forestry, fisheries, water, land use and management, wildlife, irrigation and tourism. An act to make provision for land in malawi and for all matters incidental or connected thereto. Congoma is a designated ngo coordinating body in malawi as stipulated in section 24 and 25 of the nongovernmental organizations act 2000. National social support policy the council for non. A brief summary of the national land policy 2000 authors. Land rights and land problems in malawi the arrival of european settlers in malawi formerly know as. Customary land act, 2016 malawi legal information institute. We recommend you also read more interesting facts about malawi, you can start by reading the official list of malawi cabinet ministers. He said the book is a comprehensive law and policy analysis of land reform in malawi which has had at least eight cycles of land reform since. Policy brief december, 2010 volume 6, issue 2 policy components land tenure reforms, acquisitions and disposition with the coming into force of the land policy, the categories of land recognized in malawi will be defined as follows. The the lilongwe land development program lldp in malawi is evaluated in order to assess the magnitude and distribution of benefits, the breadth of participation of different socioeconomic groups, and the role of various institutions in the performance. Hereby adopt the following as the constitution of the republic of malawi. Land area of malawi by category of land 41 table 2. A number of sector policies related to environment have been developed and implemented.