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The city of Addis Ababa transferred more than 22,000 condominium units to agricultural communities, which reportedly gave up their land for government projects.
borkena
October 1, 2020
The Addis Ababa city administration announced Thursday that it has resumed the transfer of condominium units in the city to residents who have been on the waiting list and those whose land was appropriated by the government for “development projects.” This is the thirteenth round of transfer.
The latter, according to the city administration, are agricultural communities that surround the city of Addis Ababa.
Information released by the city said 51,229 condo units are being transferred to residents. Similarly, 22,915 condominium units will be transferred to agricultural communities near the capital Addis Ababa.
There were allegations that the city administration under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had been attempting to alter the demographic composition in Addis Ababa through the systematic large-scale settlement of the Oromo ethnic group from outside the city.
There were rumors that the former acting mayor, Takele Uma (now Minister of Mining), was removed from office in connection with the illegal transfer of Condominium units and land grabbing in the city.
Adanech Abiebie, the new mayor, however, appears to be implementing similar policies for which the former mayor was criticized when it comes to transferring condo units to people who are city residents.
“Addis Ababa will not be a city that develops at the expense of farming communities whose land is appropriated for development purposes. It will be a city that will give them an opportunity, “he said during a ceremony organized for the handover of keys to the transferred condos.
The new mayor hinted, shortly after assuming her new position, that the problem with the transfer during Takele Uma’s tenure is that people who are said to be not members of the farming communities have been given a condominium unit in the city. ” .
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