• It can significantly contribute to economic growth.
• Policy should make sure it sets grounds on how land should be allocated and accessed.
• Should not be enacted on the basis of how much foreigners acquire land in the country.

Zambia Institute of Planners (ZIP) says there is need for the land policy to be quickly enacted in the country because it can significantly contribute to economic growth.
Speaking in an interview with Money FM News, Organization President Cooper Chibomba explains that once enacted the policy will ensure that citizens acquire land and use it for economic purposes such as agriculture.
“When people buy land, they should make sure that they use it productively in order to add value to the local economy,” Mr. Chibomba said.
“The land can be used to grow food, create jobs and other things that will benefit the country.”
Mr. Chibomba says the policy will set grounds on how land should be allocated and accessed by all citizens and other than just the wealth in societies.
He has since urged government to see to it that the procedure is not enacted on the basis of how much foreigners acquire land in the country, but rather make access to land easier for every Zambian.
“The policy should not be enacted because a lot of foreigners own land in the country because they use it to our benefit,” he said.
“It should however make it possible for any citizen to acquire land easily.”

Mr Chibomba’s Comment comes in following calls from United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charles Chanda for government to speed up the enactment of the land policy.
Mr. Chanda cited Northern Province as one of the areas with a lot of land owned by foreigners hence the need for the policy to be enacted.