Review of causes and policy responses to internal displacement in Kenya
Paper discusses challenges to regularization of tenure in informal settlements through a case study of a project in Nairobi
Training Handbook on laws governing women's land rights in Kenya
Paper reviews the enforcement of environmental regulations, using the Thika Highway project as a case study
Policy Brief discusses challenges and strategies for providing health services to the urban poor
The Act makes provisions for administration and management of community land
makes provisions for citizens' participation in devolved governance
Ten years ago, Kenya made a land policy[1] to secure land rights, promote economic growth, investment and reduction of poverty. This paper seeks to examine how the policy has fared towards improvement of livelihoods, establishment of an accountable and transparent institutional system. The paper…
Kenya’s development context is greatly influenced by land use and ownership. Consequently land holds immense cultural, spiritual and socio-political significance for nearly all communities. However, proper utilization of land has been besmirched by numerous challenges. Vulnerable and…
The complexity of tenure claims in the informal settlements has been difficult to incorporate into the formal systems owing to their dynamic and continuously changing nature. Innovative tools are therefore required to capture these claims. This requires the development of a cadastral data model…
The accelerated exploration of sub-surface mineral resources across much of Africa has created the need for proper administration of sub-surface land rights. The trend world-wide is a separate cadastre for mining. The reasons advanced for this separation are: the relatively short-term (issued as…