Save the children has been operational in kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. The policy has a bifocal emphasis on ownership of land. Kenyas biological resources are fundamental to her national economic pros15erityas sources of food, fuel, wood, shelter, employment, and foreign exchange earnings, especially through tourism. The following year, land policy was embedded in a new constitution widely regarded as being radical and potentially transformative. Naivasha, kenya, 17 june 2015kenyas ministry of lands, housing and urban development is conducting a series of consultation workshops with all the 47 county governments to validate the draft national urban development policy nudp.
Republic of uganda ministry of lands, housing and urban development the uganda national land policy february, 20 ministry of lands, housing and urban development, century building, plot no. Then, in 2012, the government of kenya passed the land act, land registration act, and the national land commission act. I also thank my coworkers and the ministry of lands in kenya at large. The use of land and natural resources need to be researched on to be useful and thats another role of the national land. The policy aims at addressing land issues resulting from lawlessness of kenyan land. Wetlands contribute directly and indirectly to the national economy through provisioning. Volume ii iv about knbs the kenya national bureau of statistics knbs is the principal agency of the government for collecting, analysing and disseminating statistical data, and the custodian of official statistical information. In view of the above, the institution of surveyors of kenya recommends that. The policy is cognizant of numerous factors that affect land use in kenya which include geographic and ecological features, population distribution, social, historical, cultural and economic factors.
Pdf the politics of land reform in kenya 2012 researchgate. Kenya law reports, klr, eklr, case search, laws of kenya, judicial profiles, kenya gazette, bench update, bench bulletin, articles and commentaries, daily cause list, kenya law online, case of the week and the eklr and klr logos, all icons, pictures and illustrations used on this website are, unless where. During the colonial period, british land policy favoured white settler agriculture, entailing the dispossession of many indigenous communities land mainly the kalenjin, maasai and kikuyu across. Apr 01, 2014 this article provides a critique of the final stages of kenyas land law reform process, which has resulted in the approval of the 2012 land act, land registration act, and national land. The brief is meant to inform policy makers at the national and county levels, with special attention to the potential role of charcoalsector measures in helping kenya to meet its commitment under the paris agreement to reduce greenhouse gas ghg emissions by 30% from businessasusual levels by. All of these laws strengthen the land rights of kenyans and promote gender equity in accessing land. The brief is meant to inform policymakers at the national and county levels, with special attention to the potential role of charcoalsector measures in helping kenya to meet its commitment under the paris agreement to reduce greenhouse gas ghg emissions by 30% from businessasusual levels by. Kenya assessment april 2002 country information and policy unit i scope of document ii geography iii history iv state structure v human rights 5. In 2004, the government of rwanda had adopted a national land policy with a series of land reform practices in the central part of the mentioned policy. Recently, these longsimmering conflicts have resulted in significant violence. The amendments were necessary to correct errors and inconsistencies in the statutes and. National land policy through a widely consultative process with the aim of producing. Pdf notes on landbased conflicts in kenyas arid areas. Kenyas national land policy and land reform focus on land.
The national industrialization policy ministry of industry. The land question and displacement in kenya internal displacement is a recurring theme in kenyas recent history. National land use policy kenya property developers. The draft national land policy attempts to resolve these issues using different strategies and mechanisms. This pdfversion of the thesis differs a little from the official inspected version that is.
This pdf version of the thesis differs a little from the official, inspected version that is. The dnlp mentions codification of customary law as a strategy for recognizing or refurbishing customary land law. The land laws amendment act, 2016 received presidential assent on 31st august 2016 and came into force on 21st september 2016. Ministry of lands and physical planning kenya molpp mission to facilitate efficient land administration and management, acess to adequate and affordable housing, social and physical infrastructure for national development. Kenya is in the midst of land reform that has direct and farreaching implications for both securing the land rights of kenya s rural population upward of 32. The draft national land policy threatens to compromise the sanctity and. Land policy reform in rwanda and land tenure security for all. Nlc national land commission nri natural resources institute nrm natural resources management repla regional enhanced livelihoods in pastoral areas sida swedish international development agency usaid united states agency for international development. National land policy in kenya the process of formulating a national land policy nlp in kenya is already in progress. Principles of land policy kenya law reform commission. At the very minimum, a good land information management system should enable decision makers to know what land resources are available, and to what extent these are being used, misused or neglected. How kenya can transform the charcoal sector and create new. This policy also fulfils the aspirations of the constitution, kenyas vision 2030, the national land policy and the draft environment policy 20. Most agricultural land in kenya is held under private freehold tenure by literally hundreds of thousands of small holders and by other private and corporate landowners.
Land tenure factors affecting land policy in kenya land issue in kenya. The reform is based on a national land policy nlp, adopted in 2009 after years of consultation. Kenya national land policy fortune of africa kenya. It was founded in 1960 when several leading politicians refused to join jomo kenyattas kenya african national union kanu. This is an ambitious project, given the number of ethnic groups and customary laws in kenya, not to mention local variations of rules even within one ethnic group. Draft advisory comprehensive program booklet for registration of tittle in land. This article provides a critique of the final stages of kenyas land law reform process, which has resulted in the approval of the 2012 land act, land registration act, and national land. Historical context the republic of kenya has a total surface area of 59,195,800 ha, of which water surface forms 1,123,000 ha and land makes up 58,072,800 ha. Land policy reform in rwanda and land tenure security for. It incorporates the position of the government on the report of the presidential commission of inquiry into land matters reached by the cabinet on december 22, 1994, the recommendations. See towards a broader view of the politics of global land grab.
Odenda lumumba is national coordinator for the kenya land alliance kla this is an extract from a paper landrelated conflicts in kenya. It began with a new constitution, ratified in 2010. The mission received the full cooperation of the relevant ministries and agencies, in particular the investment promotion centre. How will role of the national land commission affect every.
Once the land reforms have been fully implemented, it is expected that land administration system will abide by principles of equity, nondiscrimination, efficiency, productivity and sustainability among others. The national land commission of kenya is an independent government commission whose establishment was provided for by the constitution of kenya to, amongst other things, manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments, initiate investigations into present or historical land injustices and recommend appropriate redress, and monitor and have oversight responsibilities over. Kenya validating its urban development policy unhabitat. While there is consensus among kenyans that the land. Both the national land policy and the new constitution of kenya are widely. The kenya national land policy recognizes the need for security of tenure for all kenyans all socioeconomic groups, women, pastoral communities, informal settlement residents and other marginalized groups. Causes, impacts, and resolutions takashi yamano 1 and klaus deininger 2 1 foundation for advanced studies on international development national graduate institute for policy studies 2 the world bank december 2005 abstract because of changes in some underlying factors, land is increasingly becoming a. Kenya passed its first national land policy since independence in 2009.
University of groningen strategies to modernize the land registration. In 2009, a national land policy was approved by parliament. Kenya s biological resources are fundamental to her national economic pros15erityas sources of food, fuel, wood, shelter, employment, and foreign exchange earnings, especially through tourism. The act brings about amendments to the land act, 2012, land registration act, 2012 and the national land commission act, 2012. The new institutional framework for land administration and management aims to transform the ministry of lands by improving the capacity of its staff so as to have committed and sensitive personnel to the needs of kenyans, as well as having a strong sense of purpose and contribution to land reform. The successful completion of the policy will set in motion a series of actions and activities that will have far reaching implications on land relations and land use in this country. Commission of inquiry into the land law system of kenya on principles of a national land policy framework, constitutional position of land and new institutional framework for land administration, kenya. Kenya has recently initiated farreaching land reform. The kenya african democratic union kadu was a political party in kenya. Once the land reforms have been fully implemented, it is expected that land administration system will abide by principles of equity, nondiscrimination, efficiency, productivity and. As kenyas aspires to be a middle income, rapidly industrializing country, and globally competitive, an effective industrial policy framework to drive this process is required. The plan to industrialise the 21st century depend to a large extent on national biodiversity resources. These and other factors combine to create an uncertain tenure.
Yet kenya has not had a clearly defined or codified national land policy since independence. Kenya has not had a single and clearly defined national land policy since independence. Kenya assessment april 2002 country information and. A critical analysis of the extent to which the national. The national land commission of kenya is an independent government commission whose establishment was provided for by the constitution of kenya to, amongst other things, manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments, initiate investigations into present or historical land injustices and recommend appropriate redress, and monitor and have oversight responsibilities. The national land commission of kenya is an independent government commission whose establishment was provided for by the constitution of kenya to, amongst other things, manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments, initiate investigations into present or historical land injustices and recommend appropriate redress, and monitor and have oversight. A land use policy that guides kenya towards an environmentally and socially responsible use of land and land based resources for socioeconomic transformation of the people of kenya. Kenya is in the midst of land reform that has farreaching implications for securing the land rights of rural people upward of 32 million in 2011, and promoting political stability and economic development. Current save the children programming in kenya focuses on health, nutrition and wash, child protection, child rights governance. Report of the commission of inquiry into the land law system. Kenya national land policy kenya national land policy. Kenya national land policy 2009 defined land tenure as terms and. Commission of inquiry into the land law system of kenya, charles njonjo.
Land issues have been the cause of much violent conflict throughout kenyas colonial and postcolonial history. Land information management in kenya kenya is a representative developing country in which many development projects in the. The most recent violence in kenya has roots in a complex mixture of ethnic conflict, economic exigencies related to climate change, and national and local politics. In the case of kenya, the need of integrated coordinated national land use. Unhabitat is supporting this process as part of its support to the kenya municipal programme. National land commission jobs in kenya april 2020 myjobmag. The land policy reform consists of defining a new legal framework and institutional arrangement through. In addition, the constitutional dispensation lays greater emphasis on renewed commitment to economic performance under the national and new devolved governance structure. Pdf this article provides a critique of the final stages of kenyas land law. Other key factors are administrative, institutional and policy instruments, investment, urbanization and land tenure. The sessional paper designates all land in kenya as public, community or. Pdf secure tenure is one of the factors of ensuring sustainable. The national land policy enacted in 2010 through a national referendum provides kenya with the best option to address the longstanding land grievances that have often led to conflicts and violence.
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