October 01, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto Orders Encroachers of Govt Land to Move Out
President William Ruto has asked all those who have encroached on Government forests across the country to move out. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Kenya: Govt Leasing Out Idle Land to Private Investors, President Ruto Says
President William Ruto says the government is in the process of leasing out idle land held by public institutions to private investors. Read more »
September 27, 2023
Kenya: NLC Faces Scrutiny on Digitization of Land Records Amid Funding Issues
The National Land Commission (NLC) is seeking additional budgetary allocation to facilitate the digitization of over 30 million land-related records through the Ardhisasa System. Read more »
September 14, 2023
Kenya: CS Kindiki Pledges to Resolve Meru-Tharaka Nithi Border Dispute Within 6 Months
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has attributed the persistent Meru and Tharaka Nithi border dispute to land grabbing and fraudulent land… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Kenya: CJ Koome Launches Two Separate Environment and Land Court Divisions
Chief Justice Martha Koome has launched two specialised divisions of the Environment and Land Court (ELC) - The Environment & Planning Division and the Land Division. Read more »
July 26, 2023
Kenya: Land Prices Highest in Nairobi's Satellite Towns
Landowners in Nairobi's satellite towns are reaping the benefits of high land prices as investors flock in. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Kenya: MPs Raise Alarm Over Sh1.4 Billion in Compensation for Dongo Kundu Squatters, Miritini Legal Disputes
The National Assembly Committee on Lands has raised concerns over Sh1.4 billion that was paid to illegal squatters at Dongo Kundu in Mombasa County. Read more »
July 17, 2023
Kenya: Mombasa Court Declines Challenge On Repossession of Grabbed Airport Land
The Environment and Land Court has dismissed a preliminary objection seeking to block the repossession of public land forming part of Mombasa's Moi International Airport (MIA). Read more »
July 10, 2023
Kenya: Sakaja Opens Dandora Lands Registry to Solve Land Ownership Issues
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has inaugurated the Dandora Lands Registry on Monday with an aim of improving management of land records and transactions. Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Issue Title Deeds to Embakasi Ranch Members
Shareholders of the troubled Embakasi Ranching Company have a reason to smile after the government announced the second phase of title deeds issuance today. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Kenya: Lawyers in Kisii Teargassed While Protesting Removal of Lands Registrar
Police in Kisii lobbed tear gas canisters to disperse advocates who were having a peaceful protest on the streets against the land registrar Read more »
July 02, 2023
Kenya: President Ruto Says Efforts to Reclaim Water Towers to Proceed Unhindered
The Government is committed to reclaiming and conserving all water catchment areas in the country, President William Ruto has said. Read more »
June 22, 2023
Kenya: Sakaja Issues 2,000 Title Deeds to Individuals, 100 Public Facilities
Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja on Thursday issued 2,000 title deeds to individuals and 100 public facilities within Nairobi sub counties. Read more »
June 23, 2023
Kenya: Govt to Prioritise Arid Lands for Food Security
The Government will prioritise investment in the arid and semi-arid lands for food security, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said. Read more »
June 20, 2023
Kenya: Two Rivers Land Gazetted Private Special Economic Zone
Centum Investment Company has established the Two Rivers International Finance and Innovation Centre (TRIFIC) following the gazettement of the Two Rivers land as a private… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Kenya: Govt Will Not Sit and Watch Land Grabbers - Ruto Warns Mumias Investors
President William Ruto has warned private entities against grabbing Mumias Sugar Company land saying it belongs to the people of Kakamega. Read more »
June 08, 2023
Kenya: EACC Pledges to Reclaim Public Grabbed Land
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has started investigations into the irregular land allocations in Kisumu County. Read more »
May 30, 2023
Kenya: Row Over Land Compensation Leads to Killing of Couple in Mandera
Row over land compensation for the Horn Rift Gateway Road that runs from Isiolo County to Mandera County has led to attacks that have resulted in the death of a couple in Kambi… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Kenya: We Will Stop Corruption at Lands Commission - President Ruto
President William Ruto has directed the Ministry of Lands to take over duties of valuation of land from the National Land Commission (NLC). Read more »
May 21, 2023
Kenya: Ruto Slams NLC Over Skewed Valuation, Moves Mandate to Lands Ministry
President William Ruto has condemned the National Land Commission (NLC) over the skewed valuation of land for compensation in instances where government has identified parcels for… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Kenya: Mau Mau Survivors Feel Cheated, Kenyattas Must Surrender Half Their Land - Deputy President
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has renewed the controversy surrounding the vast Kenyatta family land, insisting they must surrender half of it to resettle Mau Mau freedom… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Kenya: Cult Leader Mackenzie Does Not Own 800-Acre Land in Shakahola - Governor Munga'ro
Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro now says controversial Pastor Paul Mackenzie is not the owner of the 800-acre plot of land in Shakahola forest Kilifi where decomposing bodies of… Read more »
April 25, 2023
Kenya: Speed Up Our Resettlement, Kakuzi Squatters Plead
Kakuzi squatters have called on the government to speed up resettling them on a piece of land that the food processing company ceded years ago, so as to get them out of the untold… Read more »
April 21, 2023
Kenya: DP Gachagua Urges Mama Ngina to Surrender Part of Kenyatta Family Land to Freedom Fighters
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged mama Ngina to surrender part of the Kenyatta family land to Mau Mau fighters living in squalor. Read more »
April 13, 2023
Kenya: Govt Warns Residents Against Invading Private Land
Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Abdi Hassan has cautioned Naivasha residents against invading private land, adding that those doing so will face the full force of the law. Read more »