{"id":36398,"date":"2017-11-30T22:35:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T22:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rural-landowners-more-affected-in-expropriation\/"},"modified":"2017-12-04T17:04:34","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T17:04:34","slug":"rural-landowners-more-affected-in-expropriation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rural-landowners-more-affected-in-expropriation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural landowners more affected in expropriation process \u2013Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launching the survey findings in Kigali on Thursday, Jean-L\u00e9onard Sekanyange, the chairperson of RCSP, said lack of satisfaction among rural residents is result of their limited means to pay private property valuers and unawareness of expropriation law. City dwellers often pay private property valuers to reassess their land value and determine whether it matches with the expropriators\u2019 given value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have recommended civil society organisations to step up efforts to explain laws to citizens for them to file grounded appeals when they are not satisfied with the decisions that affect them,\u201d said Sekanyange, adding that citizens also have responsibility to know about the laws in force without waiting for anyone to teach them.<\/p>\n<p>Sekanyange said that RCSP is advocating for government\u2019s support in paying private valuers when a landowner has no means and wants to reassess the value of their properties. He added the survey was inspired by complaints from unhappy expropriated landowners which are going to civil society organisations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLack of satisfaction is also rooted in the fact that whatever price is paid, a landowner cannot equate it to remaining on their land but we strive to ensure that the compensation given to landowners uplifts their living conditions other than pulling them down. Sensitisation is also vital to ensure that expropriated people use well the funds to buy other properties or start income-generating projects,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>{{Survey findings}}<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Eric Ndushabandi, who led the researchers\u2019 team, said major complaints from expropriated landowners include lack of timely notification on expropriation, delay of the compensation and lower prices. Only 69.4% of landowners received adequate information on expropriation and only 36.8% said their say was given adequate value.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Usta Kayitesi, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Rwanda Governance Board, commended RCSP for the survey, saying it informs the decision-makers and all institutions involved in expropriation process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is vital for all citizens to receive good services, on time and in due process. The law is clear and concerned institutions should abide by it. Prices are set and must be updated every year according to the law,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Among the surveyed, 74.7% were expropriated by central government, 18.8% by local government and 6.9% by private sector. The compensation price varied between Rwf131 and Rwf20,000 per square metre while a very big disparity in land value was observed between rural and urban areas.<\/p>\n<p>Under the support of Norwegian People\u2019s Aid (NPAS), the study surveyed 449 households in 16 sectors from 12 districts across the country. Participants in the study are predominantly aged between 30 and 49 years. At least 73.7% of participants rely on land as their primary and often only source of income.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22966 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dr_usta_kayitesi_deputy_ceo_for_rgb.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Usta Kayitesi, Deputy CEO for RGB\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22965 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/participants_to_the_event_follow_the_presentation_of_survey_findings_about_land_expropriation_and_transfer_process_in_rwanda.jpg\" alt=\"Participants to the event follow the presentation of survey findings about land expropriation and transfer process in Rwanda\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22964 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/sekannyange_left_and_justus_kangwage_head_of_political_parties_and_csos_department_at_rgb_follow_the_presentation_of_findings.jpg\" alt=\"Sekanyange (left) and Justus Kangwage, Head of Political Parties and CSOs Department at RGB follow the presentation of findings\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-22967 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/dr_eric_ndushabanda_team_leader_for_the_survey_on_land_expropriarion_and_land_transfer_in_rwanda.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Eric Ndushabanda, team leader for the survey on land expropriation and land transfer in Rwanda\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 27% expropriated landowners are not satisfied with the expropriation process and compensation on their land but people living in rural areas face a higher undue process, the survey by Rwanda Civil Society Platform (RCSP) has revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72],"byline":[2813],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-36398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","byline-jean-damour-mugabo-3"],"bylines":[{"id":2813,"name":"Jean d\u2019Amour Mugabo","slug":"jean-damour-mugabo-3","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"contributors":[{"id":2813,"name":"Jean d\u2019Amour Mugabo","slug":"jean-damour-mugabo-3","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":null}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36398\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36398"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=36398"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=36398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}