Community members in Otjimbingwe and the surrounding areas have emphasised the importance of involving community development organisations in the allocation and registration of communal land rights for groups.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform is consulting with stakeholders in the Erongo Region and other areas regarding the formulation of regulations for the allocation of communal land rights to groups.

As part of this process, the ministry, under the leadership of Gary Nekongo, visited Otjimbingwe, located in the Karibib Constituency, and will incorporate suggestions from the local community into the new legislation.

"The other important aspect of why we have to register land is to avoid conflicts or land disputes because, at the end of the day, once land has been allocated to you, the Traditional Authority cannot re-allocate that land to someone else, so at least that security of tenure is secured on that piece of land, so only you who have registered on that land can be allocated that land," explained Nekongo about the importance of the process.