Rwanda: Land Termination Policy Raises Questions Over Property Rights

Rwanda: Land Termination Policy Raises Questions Over Property Rights

Debate over land rights is intensifying as the City of Kigali pushes landowners in prime areas to develop idle plots or risk losing ownership under a 2024 ministerial order.

Land termination policy raises questions over property rights

Debate over land rights is intensifying as the City of Kigali pushes landowners in prime areas to develop idle plots or risk losing ownership under a 2024 ministerial order. The directive targets high-value zones such as the Amahoro Stadium precinct, Nyabugogo, Nyarugenge and Kimihurura, where authorities say undeveloped land is slowing urban growth. Landowners who fail to act may face temporary requisition or, in extreme cases, termination of o…