NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION 2013–2019 FIRST COMMISSIONERS END TERM REPORT Ardhi Yetu, Mali Yetu, Urithi Wetu FIRST COMMISSIONERS END TERM REPORT 2013-2019 © National Land Commission Year of publication 2019 Nairobi 2 First Commissioners End Term Report 2013–2019 CONTENTS Chairman Foreword ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Ceo’s Statement .............................................................................................................................................. 9 Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................................................. 11 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Institutional Governance............................................................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 1 MANDATE AND OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE COMMISSION ........................... 25 1.0 Rationale For Land Oversight In Kenya .................................................................... 25 1.1 Mandate ............................................................................................................................................. 26 1.2 Core Values ..................................................................................................................................... 28 1.3 Vision .................................................................................................................................................... 28 1.4 Mission ................................................................................................................................................ 28 1.5 Motto .................................................................................................................................................... 28 1.6 Operationalization of the Commission ....................................................................... 29 1.7 Directorates Roles and Responsibilities .................................................................... 32 1.8 Fiduciary Oversight Arrangements ............................................................................... 35 1.9 Other Cross Cutting Activities ............................................................................................ 38 CHAPTER 2 HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION ........................ 39 2.1 The Land Question In Kenya .............................................................................................. 39 2.2 Evolution Of Land Law In Kenya ...................................................................................... 39 2.3 Initiatives By Government To Address The Land Question ......................... 42 2.4 Establishment Of The National Land Commission ........................................... 43 2.5 Initial Challenges Faced by The National Land Commission .................... 44 CHAPTER 3 ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMMISSION ............................................................................ 49 3.0 Establishment of the Secretariat ..................................................................................... 49 3.1 The Guiding Strategic Direction ....................................................................................... 49 3.2 Implementation And Review of 2013/18 Strategic Plan .............................. 51 3.3 Public Land Management and Administration of Land Rights ................ 52 3.4 Public Land Information Management System ................................................... 70 3.5 Promotion of Conflict Resolution Mechanism ...................................................... 76 3.6 Sustainable Management and Use of Land and Natural Resources .. 79 Ardhi Yetu, Mali Yetu, Urithi Wetu 3 3.7 Decentralised Land Governance in the Counties .............................................. 87 3.8 Advisories Issued By National Land Commission .............................................. 89 3.9 Research On Land and Natural Resources ............................................................. 90 3.10 Institutional Strengthening .................................................................................................. 91 3.11 Public Participation, Advocacy & Partnerships ..................................................... 105 CHAPTER 4 CHALLENGES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND WAY FORWARD .................................. 111 4.1 Challenges and Recommendations ............................................................................. 111 4.2 Way Forward .................................................................................................................................. 116 APPENDICES Appendix 1: National Land Commission Organogram .................................................. 119 Appendix 2: List of Commissioners and the County They Reference ............... 120 Appendix 3: Recommendations On The Next Commission Strategic Plan ... 121 Appendix 4: Analysis of School Titling Program Status ................................................ 123 Appendix 5: Land Acquisition Projects Undertaken by the Commission during 2013-2018 .......................................................................................................... 125 Appendix 6: Development Applications Processed In Decentralized Units . 130 Appendix 7: Public Land Held by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) .......................................................................................................... 132 Appendix 8: Historical Land Injustice Claims Admitted ............................................... 134 Appendix 9: Matrix of Partnerships & Engagements ...................................................... 136 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.0 Map of Kenya .................................................................................................................. 25 Figure 1:1 Swearing in Ceremony on 27 February 2013........................................... 29 Figure 2.0 Professor Swazuri- Chairperson NLC , CS Lands, Charity Ngilu; President of Kenya, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta at a State House function ...................................................................................... 47 Figure 2.1 CS Hon., Dr. Matiangi; Chair NLC, Prof Swazuri and Mombasa County Coordinator Nelson Marwa ...................................... 47 Figure 2.2 Chairperson NLC, Prof. Swazuri with the CS Lands Hon. Farida Karoney, at the Bondo School Titling Program (Siaya County) 2019 .................................................................................................... 48 Figure 3.0 The National Land Commission 2013/18 Strategic Plan ............... 50 Figure 3.1 H.E the President Uhuru Kenyatta at Serani Boys Mombasa issuing 305 titles to public institutions. ............................. 54 Figure 3.2 Status of the schools titles per county ........................................................ 59 4 First Commissioners End Term Report 2013–2019 Figure 3.3 Vice Chair Abigael Mbagaya and Commissioner Emma receiving an illegally acquired title. ............................................................... 61 Figure 3.4 No of Court Cases filed and defended as per county ..................... 62 Figure 3.5 Compulsory acquired land for each infrastructure category. .... 66 Figure 3.6 The Chairman Prof Swazuri, Vice Chair Abigael Mbagaya during signing of an MOU on the LAPPSET project. ......................... 67 Figure 3.7 Length of roads and railway acquired in kms ........................................ 67 Figure 3.8 Land acquired for Dams in acres ..................................................................... 68 Figure 3.9 Amount of compensation disbursed by the Commission between 2013 and 2019 .......................................................................................... 68 Figure 3.10 NLC Geographical Information System (GIS) Laboratory .............. 72 Figure 3.11 Conceptualized PLIS implementation phases ...................................... 73 Figure 3.12 Public portal application process .................................................................... 73 Figure 3.13 Commissioner Khalif handing over lab equipment’s to the then CEM Lands Dr. Robert Thuo at Nyeri GIS Laboratory . 75 Figure 3.14 Commissioner Dr Samuel Tororei flanked by Nandi County Governor addressing the press after the Commission launchedhearing of historical cases in Nandi County. .................... 77 Figure 3.15 Historical Land Injustices claims admitted by the Commission. 77 Figure 3.16 Kenya mineral and oil resources ...................................................................... 81 Figure 3.17 Photo of Lamu sand dunes, the only freshwater source for Lamu Island .............................................................................................................. 83 Figure 3.18 Chairman Prof. Swazuri during launch of the Land use planning guidelines in Nandi. ..................................................... 84 Figure 3:19 Participants during the National Land policy review workshop in Nakuru.................................................................................. 86 Figure 3.20 Staff gender composition ...................................................................................... 98 Figure 3.21 Approved Total Annual Budgetary Allocation .......................................