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. While there is consensus among kenyans that the land. This meeting was pivotal to the role of the commission in addressing the national land information system nlims and it set a course of action that continues to influence the commissions entire program. National land commission act 2012, the county governments act, 2012, the land registration act 2012, wildlife conservation and management act, 20, kenya maritime authority act cap 370, the national land policy, the national urban development policy, maritime policies and environmental conservation policies. Framework and considered a prerequisite for economic growth. In the implementation of land use policy, it is required to have systematic. This, together with the existence of many land laws, some of which. Devolving land governance national land commission. E the president of kenya kenya is a trading nation.
Big challenges, some opportunities fig working week 2012 knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage rome, italy, 610 may 2012 22 mayors and chairpersons flying flags at official public ceremonies. Implementation of the land policy requires building of in house capacity. 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. The national land policy secretariat will be transformed into the land reform unit. The policy aims at addressing land issues resulting from lawlessness of kenyan land. 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. Kenya national land policy kenya national land policy. The national land policy was a product of love and labour done free of charge involving several. Legislation on community land is also contemplated within the constitution but is yet to be enacted. Big challenges, some opportunities fig working week 2012 knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage rome, italy, 610 may 2012 11.
Kenyas 2012 land laws provided the enabling legislation to put the new principles and procedures into practice. Mar 30, 2011 disciplinary national land policy working group nlpwg to steer the policy making process and deliver for uganda a systematic framework for articulating the role of land in national development, land ownership, distribution, utilization, alienability, management. Ts02j planning policies and procedures i, 5828 wafula luasi nabutola, m. Mar 05, 2012 with the enactment of the new constitution and the adoption of the kenya national land policy, most of the problems associated with land in kenya will begin to be resolved.
Yet kenya has not had a clearly defined or codified national land policy since independence. It recommended the need for a national policy and law on the environment. Together, these policy instruments constitute a strong foundation for the sustainable development of the asals. The process of developing such legislation is as critical as the product.
Sc republic of kenya national urban development policy making process. 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 policy interventions clearly spell out the role of each level of government while providing the necessary linkages. National land use policy is normally laid down with various objectives including land ownership and tenure security, equitable allocation, productivity for investment, sustainable environmental conservation, and enjoyment of natural beauty. 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. Doc the evolution of land law in kenya valentine wakoko. Private sector participation in the national water policy as relates to poverty eradication. The draft national land policy threatens to compromise the sanctity and.
The draft national land policy attempts to resolve these issues using different strategies and mechanisms. The policy has a bifocal emphasis on ownership of land and land use, stipulates incentives for sustainable and productive use, as well as other measures to achieve land management and land. The formulation of a comprehensive national land policy commenced in february 2004. The seventh cabinet meeting held on 25th june, 2009 approved the draft national land policy. The policy will also help individuals and households to reach a better balance between caregiving and productive work responsibilities. Kenya national land policy kenya national land policy 2009. Download a guide to the legislative process in kenya in pdf 1.
The main lines of the nlp were incorporated into the 2010 constitution. A principles of land policy article 601 land in kenya shall be held, used and managed in a manner that is equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable, and b land defined article 260 interpretation land includes. The implementation of the policy statements and strategic options of this policy will be based on the major policies contained in rwanda. Mar 14, 2019 one result was approval of a new national land policy in 2009, after more than a decade of civil society activism on the land issue. It is in response to this call that this land use policy has been developed, incorporating all activities that are likely to have an impact on the use of land and its resources. This paper argues that even with the incorporation of land policy provisions into kenyas new constitution, there is every reason to believe that in the near future, highly politicized land conflict will continue. 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. Land use in kenya the case for a national land use policy. Read more about ministry of lands and physical planning kenya data provider. National land policy secretariat and kenya land alliance chapters include the land question, land policy issues, constitutional reform, land reform issues, land use management principles, land administration, land issues requiring special intervention, institutional framework, support agencies, land policy implementation framework, proposed. With the enactment of the new constitution and the adoption of the kenya national land policy, most of the problems associated with land in kenya will begin to be resolved. Kenya passed its first national land policy since independence in 2009. The theme of devolving land governance change through devolving land governance.
Institute of development policy and management, university of manchester. This pdfversion of the thesis differs a little from the official inspected version. In april 2007, a draft national land policy was adopted by stakeholders through a national symposium. Summit, kenya initiated the national environment action plan neap process. The ministry of lands will continue performing residual roles including policy formulation and implementation, resource mobilization, and monitoring and evaluation. The reform is based on a national land policy nlp, adopted in 2009 after years of consultation. Such land policies should be based on clear understanding of critical issues and challenges which must be tackled. This pdf version of the thesis differs a little from the official, inspected version that is. Paper delivered at the national workshop on water legislation and policy as relates to poverty alleviation, kcct, nairobi, kenya, february 2000. National land commission act that, along with anticipated legislation, promise. National land use policy kenya property developers association. Kenyas national land policy and land reform focus on land.
Framework and considered a prerequisite for economic. National land use policy kenya property developers. The new constitution chapter 5 sections 60 68 classifies land into public, private and community and points out that all land in kenya belongs to the people collectively as a nation, communities and individuals. Focus on land kenyas national land policy and land. Kenya has not had a single and clearly defined national land policy since independence. 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. A guide to the legislative process in kenya kenya law. Since tanzania attained political independence in 1961, there has 1. The major land cover types in kenya are forests, savannahs, grasslands. An african task force on land policy chaired by the late prof hastings w.
The policy reinforces other positive measures for the asals articulated in kenya vision 2030 of 2008, the 2010 constitution of kenya and the 2009 national land policy. Okothogendo kenya provided intellectual, technical and political guidance to the lpi throughout the implementation of the road map. A critical analysis of the extent to which the national land. Ministry of environment and mineral resources, kenya nairobi, kenya pages 74 p. Kenya national land policy fortune of africa kenya. This national land policy document develops policy statements and strategic options that would give solutions to the major challenges that have been identified.
National land policy in kenya the process of formulating a national land policy nlp in kenya is already in progress. Box 860500100, delight apartments, kilimani diani road, off ole dume road, nairobi. We owe that success to the energy and innovation of ordinary kenyans, and to the policies of past administrations, which built the skills and the relationships upon which. In the case of kenya, the need of integrated coordinated national land use policy. Principles of land policy kenya law reform commission.
Land use policy in kenya experiences from taita taveta district university of helsinki. It is not only a critical resource, but also the foundation of economic development for the country. The policies need to be based on inclusive and participatory approaches. Good quality legislation is one of the most fundamental tenets of any modern and civilized democratic society. Following the summit, kenya initiated the national environment action plan neap process. A critical analysis of the extent to which the national. Kenya national land policy kenya national land policy 2009 kenya national land policy kenya national land policy 2009 access original publishing page. The policy provides guidance to national and county governments in the development of the livestock industry in line with vision 2030 and the constitution of kenya, 2010. Kenya institute of planners kip institute of surveyors of kenya isk regional centre for mapping resources development rcmrd. The policy reasserts customary land tenure rights and repudiates the focus on converting. The national land policy, which is being developed through a variety of consultative processes, is expected to provide a broad framework for the ownership, access,use and management of land in kenya. The paper covers how land law in kenya has developed ab intra. Implementation of the land policy requires building of inhouse capacity.
Ministry of lands kenya property developers association. The establishment of the national land commission nlc. This national land policy will guide the country towards efficient, sustainable and equitable use of land for prosperity and posterity. This paper argues that even with the incorporation of land policy provisions into kenya s new constitution, there is every reason to believe that in the near future, highly politicized land conflict will continue.
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