Perak govt urged to gazette Kg Kenang native lands

The Orang Asli community of Kampung Kenang in Jalong Tinggi, Sungai Siput (U), is urging the Perak government to gazette the native customary lands they have cultivated in the area.

Kampung Kenang customary land action committee spokesperson Itam Dol Busu said that since 2003, there have been numerous attempts to buy or transfer ownership of the land they have occupied and cultivated.

Today, 12 representatives from the Orang Asli community of Kampung Kenang submitted a memorandum to Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad.

An Orang Asli representative handed the memorandum to an officer at the menteri besar’s office.

“The purpose and content of the memorandum are to demand a clear and comprehensive negotiation process to inform the actual status of the land occupied and cultivated by the Orang Asli residents of Kampung Kenang in Jalong Tinggi.

“At the same time, the resolution seeks to gazette the entire customary land of the Kampung Kenang Orang Asli community.

“To date, there have been many attempts since 2003 to buy or transfer ownership of the land that has been occupied, used, or cultivated by the Kampung Kenang Orang Asli community for generations,” Itam told Malaysiakini.

Elaborating further, he said that since last year, several parties have approached them wanting to purchase native customary land cultivated with various crops by the Orang Asli community.

He added that the committee conducted investigations and searches, revealing a shocking discovery that the land occupied and cultivated for generations had been granted ownership to outsiders.

“Therefore, as per our demands, we hope that the Perak menteri besar, with political will, reviews the status and transparently inform the entire Orang Asli community, cancel the names of outsiders granted ownership of our ancestral land, and ensure this is shown in a transparent, clear negotiation process involving the entire Orang Asli community of Kampung Kenang, Jalong Tinggi, Sungai Siput (U), Perak.

“We have been occupying and cultivating this land since the 1970s. Various crops, including oil palm, have been cultivated, which serve as our source of income here,” he added.

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