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lurker
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 Posted - 27 Sep 2007 : 18:57:51
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having been involved in a good discussion about zimbabwe on the other forum here, i was wondering......
does anybody think it is possible , or even likely, that a president of gambia who is in power for donkey's years, who starts to look at ways of increasing his power base, wealth and influence, could start to cite slavery and colonialism and western antipathy as a good reason to start reclaiming land for the people .
Let's face it, most gambians are already priced out of the land market. come to think of it, so are most toubabs!
with the current trend in price rise for land and houses, how can a gambian ever hope to buy his own compound or leave this to be inherited by his kids?
people do not want to be forced away into the sticks to buy cheaper land where there are no roads, electricity or sewerage. on the contrary, history teaches us that people want to become urbanised and live in the cities to take advantage of facilities, jobs, etc etc.
bearing in mind that gambia has two large conurbations - serrekunda and banjul - which house about 75% of its population - a rough guess- what happens when they are full?
does something happen to reclaim the nice villas and residences along the senegambia road etc for the people - (i.e the ministers and their cronies) - like elsewhere on the continent.
there is a space issue around the bigger centres in gambia. they will become overcrowded. enmmity and envy may beign to ferment as more and more toubabs take up the land that is out of the gambian's financial reach. maybe it could be argued that these lands are prime lands and should be reserved for local people and developments, not for tourists or retirees or rich lebanese businessmen.
anyway, where do people see the land issue in gambia in a generations time?
wonder if this is realistic or just nonsense i am thinking.....
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Sep 2007 : 23:14:31
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Hi Lurker, you have a valid point. It all comes down to country and Town Planning. This is an area which needs developing further if some of the senarios you've stated above are to be avoided in the future.
Peace
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kayjatta
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Posted - 27 Sep 2007 : 23:21:51
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I think it is somewhere between "realistic" and utter "nonsense". Land issue in the Gambia cannot be compared to that of Zimbabwe, because unlike the Gambia, Zimbabwe's case is about historical injustice. You will also be suprised to know how many Gambians are land owners and continue to purchase and develop new homes across the country.
But you are perhaps right that the Government should properly examine its land use and development policy with respect to the future generation. |
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