12 Zimbabwe: No justice for the victims of forced evictions destroyed).35 Based on Amnesty International’s investigations, including nine site visits, the majority of these houses are incomplete, lacking one or more of doors, windows, floors and roofs. Few of the houses have adequate access to clean water and sanitation. It seems unlikely that even the original Phase I target of 5,275 houses will be reached in the near future. There is a severe shortage of basic building materials and fuel in Zimbabwe and the government is reported to have run out of funds to even finish the existing houses.36 Allocation of residential land plots (stands) for house building The situation with regard to allocation of residential stands is unclear. According to the Ministry of Local Government, Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle’s goal is to provide some 200,000 residential stands. 37 As far as Amnesty International could ascertain no serviced stands have been allocated under Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle to date. Un-serviced stands (i.e., without access to water or sanitation facilities) have reportedly been allocated in Gweru, at Cowdray Park in Bulawayo, and at Hatcliffe, Whitecliffe and Hopley IDP camp in Harare.38 According to a report produced by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government, which visited several Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle sites in April 2006, stands have been allocated as follows: Table 2: Allocation of residential stands under Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle Location Cowdray Park, Bulawayo Hopley IDP camp Gweru Hatcliffe Number of stands allocated 528 out of a potential 7,000 Unknown 997 366 Media and NGO reports also indicate that some un-serviced stands have been allocated in other parts of the country. As far as Amnesty International could ascertain, those allocated stands have not been provided with any assistance to build a house. Despite this the government has reportedly given some beneficiaries a limited amount of time in which to both start and complete the construction of their house or face losing their stand. This form of tenure leaves people vulnerable to re-eviction ("repossession"). According to a local NGO working with some of those who have been allocated stands, people are struggling with bureaucratic procedures relating to approval of building plans and there is a lack of clarity about whether water and sanitation facilities should be constructed before or after house construction. 35 The figure 3,325 is the one quoted by the government of Zimbabwe to the ACHPR in May 2006. Second report of the Portfolio Committee on Local Government on progress made on the Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle Programme, June 2006, S.C. 21, 2006. 37 This figure was displayed on an Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle notice board in the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development offices in Harare in May 2006 and seen by the Amnesty International mission. 38 Operation Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle houses and stands at Hopley and Hatcliffe reportedly have some access to water and toilets provided as humanitarian assistance to IDPs. 36 Amnesty International 8 September 2006 AI Index: AFR 46/005/2006