Trabablas missteps can cost govt: AG

THE Auditor-General has flagged missteps in the acquisition of land to pave way for the construction of the multi-million-dollar Trabablas Interchange, warning that some property owners may dispose of the land fraudulently exposing the ministry to litigation.

According to the 2024 Auditor-General report, tabled in Parliament recently, the Transport and Infrastructural Development ministry failed to notify the Registrar of Deeds about the expropriated land, in violation of the Land Acquisition Act.

“The ministry did not provide evidence that shows notification to the Registrar of Deeds of the expropriated land for Trabablas (Mbudzi) Interchange, so that no other transactions are done on the properties.

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