Nairobi, 23th April, 2025
The National Land Commission on Wednesday held a stakeholders’ engagament on the guide for the preparation of land use and management for land held by public agencies, in Nairobi.
The stakeholder engagement is part of the public participation to enrich the draft guide that will help the public agencies develop their master plans for land held by them.
Speaking during the one-day stakeholder engagement NLC Chairperson Gershom Otachi said that the exercise was very important because it provides a comprehensive framework that will guide public agencies to plan on how they intend to use the land.
He said that the guide further assigns responsibilities to various actors to ensure the optimal use of public land management.
The Chair noted that for far too long, the country has witnessed the challenges of uncoordinated land use, underutilization of public land, encroachment, and land grabbing.
In a speech read on her behalf by Director of Human Resource and Administration Ben Bett, NLC Chief Executive Officer Kabale Tache appreciated the stakeholders for turning up to give their input.
She assured the stakeholders that their input would go a long way in improving the draft document before the full implementation of the important document.
“Your presence here today as a key stakeholder is both valued and vital. We are here not only to inform but also to listen—to receive your insights, experiences, and contributions as we refine this guide, ” the CEO said.
She thanked the development partners for always supporting the commission’s activities in the wake of budgetary cuts.
In her remarks, Commissioner Hon. Esther Murugi who also chairs the Land Use Planning, Research and County Coordination Committee of the Commission called upon the public entities to ensure that they plan their pieces of land saying that this was the only way of optimizing land use in Kenya.
Commissioner Hon. Tiyah Galgalo was also present for the stakeholder engagement. Other key participants at the event was the acting Deputy Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University Prof Caroline Lang’at Thoruwa, while the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya, Kenya Institute of Planners, Architectural Association of Kenya,
The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) were represented as was the Kajiado County government among other key government agencies.