How the wealthy are stealing land from the poor

“Currently, land reform beneficiaries gain access to land through the leasehold system introduced by the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) in 2006, and put into operation by the State Land Lease and Disposal Policy (SLLDP) of 2013 (revised in 2019). But land reform governance is weak and there is a lack of transparency and accountability. Indeed, research undertaken by the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies shows that elite capture of public resources in land reform is on the rise.

Elite capture occurs when “resources transferred for the benefit of the masses are usurped by a