• There is a road map that must be followed before the Policy is implemented.
• The Land Policy is supposed to speak to other laws.
• Stakeholders are waiting until the next government is formed.

Zambia Land Alliance says the National Land Policy recently launched by Government has not yet been implemented due to the dissolution of Parliament.
Alliance Executive Director Zambia Patrick Musole told Money FM News in an interview that for the Policy to be implemented, about 22 laws will have to be amended so that they can speak to the document.
Mr. Musole stated that the Policy is supposed to guide stakeholders to amend the existing laws such as the Land Act, Gender and Equity Act and other Acts in the document.
“The Land Policy was just launched and then after its launch parliament has been dissolved. So what is supposed to happen is that there is a road map that must be followed because the Land Policy is supposed to speak to other laws. The Policy is a guideline it’s not a law per say but then it is supposed to guide us to amend the existing laws such as the Land Act, Gender and Equity Act and other Acts in the Land Policy,” Mr. Musole said.
He added that stakeholders are now waiting until the next government is formed because all the processes will have to go through amending the existing laws.
“So for now we are waiting until the next government is formed and then I think Parliament and all the processes will have to go through amending the existing laws so that they speak to the Land Policy. For it to be implemented, up to about 22 laws will have to be amended. For now we are just analyzing trying to identify gaps so that it can help us in terms of lobbying and advocacy,” he added.
The Land Policy has been launched yes but it has not yet been implemented because for it to be implemented, up to about 22 laws will have to be amended so that they can speak to the Policy as it is, so the process just began but it has not yet been implemented.
The National Land Policy which was recently launched by government is expected to address challenges such as land encroachment, land displacements, land disputes and inadequate availability of serviced land, which is in view of the growing population, among others.