Decades long dispute comes to an end in Grand Bassa County
As communities signed MOU
Grand Bassa – A longstanding land disputes that existed between the communities of Marblee and Karblee Clans has come to a close in Kor’s Town, Marblee Clan as communities along the boundary sign a memorandum of understanding.
Marblee and Karblee Clans are located in District #2, Grand Bassa County and has an approximate of 37,163 hectares and 20,438 hectares of land. Of the total land, 2,057 hectares of land that lies on the boundary with Marblee and Karblee was disputed.
The Foundation for Community Initiatives (FCI) with support from the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) held a one-day consultative meeting on July 8, 2024 in Kor’s Town to mediate the dispute. Attending the meetings were paramount chiefs, clan chiefs, town chiefs, community land development and management committee (CLDMC) and community representatives.
The Project Coordinator of FCI, Alexander T. Cole, Sr. explain that the Foundation for Community Initiatives – FCI is working tirelessly to keep promises made to communities back in 2020. He added that under Phase I of The Tenure Facility funded project titled “Protection of Customary Community Collective Land Rights (P3CL)”, FCI worked with 8 communities in Sinoe and Grand Bassa Counties to secure their rights to customary land.