Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024

Kenya - Land Governance Country Profile

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9. Recommendations

  • Establish programmes relating to the land use planning, land surveying and mapping, establishment of computer based land information management systems;
  • Strengthen capacity to populate adequately the departments in both National and count government as well as the private sector specifically in such technical areas as physical planning, land surveying, valuation, ICT and land administration;
  • Strengthen local and traditional conflict resolution bodies through education and legal assistance. The NLP calls for Land Boards to use alternative dispute resolution mechanisms;
  • Raise comprehensive awareness about land rights.
  • Kenya’s land reform process should prioritize: a strong political will to achieve land reforms; supporting state organs to deliver on their mandates; acquisition of land to settle the landless; securing land rights and tenure in various contexts for citizens and non-citizens; developing a land use policy to promote land settlement and productive land use; and facilitating public access to information and participation in land management and utilization.