Nairobi, 15/04/2025
National Land Commission Chief Executive Officer Kabale Tache has challenged state agencies to ensure that the Commission is included at the project conception and valuation stages.
Speaking on Tuesday Morning at a Nairobi hotel, during a technical workshop supported by World Bank on Land acquisition and resettlement the CEO said that this will ensure that it aligns with legal and procedural frameworks from the onset.
She noted that the commission’s participation in contract planning and bidding processes will enhance transparency and safeguard land acquisition interests.
On the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Ms Kabale said that NLC’s Participation in its preparation will ensure that it is realistic and compliant in terms of implementation.
“I challenge all the acquiring entities to use our staff, we have planners, surveyors, lawyers, valuers, and cadastral officers, amongst others, who can assist during this process,” said the CEO.
She challenged the state agencies who have undertaken and those planning to undertake land acquisition to ensure that they also include vesting costs noting that all the projects undertaken by the commission are not secured because the process is not completed.
“The law requires that The National Land Commission Chairperson vest all the acquired land to the National Treasury, which completes the land acquisition process.” Said Ms Kabale.
The CEO was accompanied by Ag Director Valuation and Taxation Dorica Buyaki, Deputy Director Finance and Accounts CPA Daniel Mwakio and Principal Accountant Daudin Hajji amongst other members of the secretariat