Water bodies, sources can’t be fenced, warns Jean Kapata

Zambia's Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata has directed private land owners who have fenced off water source frontiers to remove the fencing immediately. She elaborated that no person or investor is allowed to fence water sources or bodies.

While addressing the media, the Zambian minister announced that 50 meters from water frontier should be left open for community use. Her ministry is giving efforts to deter people from fencing water sources. According to her, the communities have the right to access water frontiers as they are a natural resource.

Jean Kapata wondered where domestic and wild animals will drink water from if all river frontiers are fenced off. That's the reason, she stressed that government will not allow a few individuals to enjoy water sources at the expense of majority Zambians, as reported by Lusaka Times.

She also reminded that she would not wait for the draft national land policy to be enacted for her to swing into action.