In Mozambique, the recognition of rights derived of effective occupation is the most equitable preventive measure to avoid conflicts and to encourage economic stability that could have been taken. The Bill has its drawbacks. It is vague, probably a result of compromise. If compared to the Mozambican Land Bill of 1979, this one leaves many details uncharted. The state retains power and decision in land allocation.
Little authority filters down to district or community level.
The Bill does not deal with the vast amounts of land sought by urban elites for speculative purposes. These chickens will come home to roost, sooner rather than later. According to land expert Jos Negr o, announcements must be first made at district level over each new claim on land. No more concessions should be granted without announcements and without verifying if there is a de facto occupation by smallholders. Secondly, in areas of potential conflict, rural people should obtain title deeds to their land, either as individual families or as communities.