Compendium of Land Matters in Kenya (original) (raw)

This compendium identifies problems on land matters that require urgent attention in terms of research in order to facilitate implementation and review of the National Land Policy (NLP) soon approaching in 2019, the 2016, National Spatial Plan (NSP). The Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa, AU-AfDB-ECA Consortium. These policies inform a framework for theoretical identification of land problems facing Kenyans and serve to provide abstractive solutions thereto. There are also the various Acts on Land: Land Act; Land Registration Act; National Land Commission Act; and The Urban and Cities Act There is therefore an urgent need for research on land matters to explore these documents and the frameworks provided in these documents and test the viability of solutions to the land reform process suggested. Research focus on land should be hinged on major issues defining the land question in Kenya identified by the several land Commissions, research studies, NLP (2009) and the NSP (2016). Detailed about the nature, dimensions and prevalence of land problems identified by the Land Acts, various land Commissions, research studies and Policy documents should brought to fore to facilitate acquisition of detailed facts through research to aid development of appropriate solutions and mechanisms for implementing these solutions. While the National Land Policy aspires to solve issues framing the land question in Kenya, this cannot happen without an understanding of the of factual information about the prevalence and dimensions of these problems together with the perception of the affected persons on a given issue. This is where the value of researching land matters becomes important. Some of the pertinent issues identified by the NLP are reviewed in this document for the sole purpose of developing research questions that may help acquisition of information on the nature, dimensions and prevalence of these issues. Such information is necessary for generation of solutions and mechanisms for implementing land reform and aiding in better land governance. The compendium follows the sequence whereby the main policy concern is identified and defined; presentation of policy aspiration; and finally the implication for research.