Village borders for demarcation

DAILY NEWS Reporters in Dodoma

THE government is set to conduct survey in all villages bordering reserved areas in order to solve conflicts between villagers and custodians of game Parks and protected forests.

The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Prof Jumanne Maghembe, said the government is committed to solving the disputes once and for all.

“We have a plan in the pipeline to conduct a survey in those areas and bring to an end all disputes which have been pitting villagers and custodians of the reserved areas,” Prof Magembe told the National Assembly here.

He was reacting to a supplementary question by Special Seats MP, Ms Felister Bura (CCM), who took issues with recurring conflicts on boarder disputes. In another development, large herds of cattle have been cited as among factors contributing to clashes between pastoralists and the management of Lake Manyara National Park.

This was disclosed by Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Engineer, Ramo Makani, when responding to a basic question by Special Seats MP, Cecilia Paresso (Chadema).

Ms Paresso had tasked the government to explain the steps it had taken to address a row pitting residents of Buger Ward against wardens at Lake Manyara National Park