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COUNTRY REPORT: KENYA

Presented to the FIG Commission 7

Annual Meeting, Krakow, Poland.

September 17 - 23, 2003.

by

Jasper Ntwiga Mwenda


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GENERAL

INDEPENDENCE

12 December 1963

Former BritishColony &Protectorate

REPUBLIC

12 December 1964Executive President


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AREA: Over 582600 sq. Km

POPULATION: 28.7million (1999 census)

Current estimate: 31 million

National pop.growth rate: 2.9%

Rural: 78% Urban 22%

Female: 50.5% Men: 49.5%High potential land: 30%


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URBAN AREAS

Urban pop. Growth rate: 6.5% pa

Smaller towns ~ 9.1%

Nairobi has 36% of urban populationEstimated 65% Nairobi population lives in

informal settlements may be higher insmaller towns.


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CATEGORIES OF LAND

1. Government Land (~10%).Control by central government.

2. Private Land (~20%).Freehold or leasehold tenure

3 . Trust Land (~70%).

Held in trust for residents by County Councils(local authorities) until formalization of rights.

May be re-designated soon


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THE MAIN LAND REFORM

PROGRAMMES

1. Land distribution allocation

2. Land formalization

3. Land redistribution


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LAND DISTRIBUTION -

ALLOCATION

From government to private ownership

Sporadic

Varying sizes and user

Over 100 years

By 2001, about 230,000 parcels allocated


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PROGRESS OF LAND REFORMS

ON TRUST LAND

CONSOLIDATIONAREAS

ENCLOSUREAREAS

RANGELAND

AREAS

NO. OF TITLES 0.46 million 1 million 400

AREACOVERED (ha) 1.3 million 3.5 million 3 million

FIELD SURVEYMETHODS

Ground surveymainly chain andcompass

Identificationon un-rectifiedaerial photos

Identification on1:50000 seriestopographicalmaps


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LAND REDISTRIBUTION

Subdivision and allocation of large farms,previously owned by settlers to larger numbersof farmers

White settlers owned 7.5 million acres (~ 3 mha) of farm land about 30% of high potentialland

Two approaches used: -

1. Government initiative (WB, UK, Germany etc.)2. Private Land buying Co., Co-op & self-help

groups

Private initiatives have settled more people


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STATUS OF LAND REDISTRIBUTION

PROGRAMME (2001)

SettlementSchemes (Govt.)

Company & Co opfarms (private)

Area (ha) 1 million 2.2 million

No of farms/schemes 422 2700

No of familiessettled 160000 -----

No of titles issued 120000 1.5 1.8 (est.)


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LAND REGISTRATION

Title and deeds systems in existence

Intention to phase out deeds system since

1920Deeds system exist because conversion

voluntary or when transaction involving title

occurs


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LAND FORMALIZATION

Land under customary tenure brought to theregister. Freehold title for agricultural use.

English system of registrationSystematic approach used

Three different approaches: -

1. Consolidation

2. Enclosure of existing parcels

3. Identification of group ranches


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TITLE SYSTEMS

Two title registration systems: -1. Registration of Titles Act, 1920

Requires fixed boundary surveysTorrens system

Slightly over 200000 titles

Registered Land Act, 1963

Serves both general and fixed boundariessystems

English title system

> 2 million titles


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PROGRESS IN ISSUANCE OF

TITLE TO LAND (1976-1999)


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LAND ADMINISTRATION

ARRANGEMENTS

MINISTRY OF LANDS & SETTLEMENT Main player

Departments within Min. of Lands & Settlement: - 1. Lands Allocation of Govt. land, Govt. valuation, registration of land

2. Survey of Kenya Surveying and Mapping. Licensed surveyors also involved in title

surveys

3. Land Adjudication & Settlement formalization, redistributive and consolidation reforms

4. Physical Planning planning of land

5. Administration coordination of activities within the Ministry

Other authorities: - a. Office of the President especially allocations

b. Min. of Roads & Public Works

c. Min. of Agriculture

d. Min. of Local Government

etc.


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INSTITUTIONS FOR TRAINING

SURVEYORS

UNIVERSITIES

University of Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture &Technology

POLYTECHNIC/COLLEGE

The Kenya PolytechnicKenya Institute of Surveying & Mapping


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LOCAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

INSTITUTION COURSE

ANNUAL

INTAKE

DURATION

(years) COMMENTS

University ofNairobi

B Sc

M Sc

28

2

5

2 Geomatics

Jomo KenyattaUniv. of Agric.& Technology

B Sc 28 5 Geomatics

KenyaPolytechnic

Diploma

HND

60

15

3

2

Surveying andCartography

Kenya Instituteof Surveying &Mapping

Diploma

HND

108

25

3

2

Surveying,Cartography,Photo & RS,Map Repro


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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP(Institution of Surveyors of Kenya)

CHAPTER

CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP

TOTAL

Full Associate Technician

LANDSURVEYORS

90 108 10 208

BUILDINGSURVEYORS

39 6 N/A 45

LANDMANAGEMENT

19 2 N/A 21

VALUATION &ESTATEMANAGEMENT

326 167 N/A 493


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SOME CURRENT LAND ISSUES

1. Constitutional conference in progress

- greater control by communities in land allocation

- more accountability with regard to community land

- redesignation of land categories- National Land Commission (being discussed)

2. Repossession of illegally allocated land

3. New generation title deeds (?)

3. Informal settlements upgrading- what rights and to whom

- MOU with UN-Habitat


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LAND ISSUES (contd)

4. Computerization of land records

A number of initiates with a number of donors on going but littlecoordination between donors

Physical Planning FranceSurvey of Kenya Japan, France

Adjudication & Settlement Germany

Lands UK, Denmark

Advertisement in May in Press seeking solution

5. Need for better coordination between Ministries withregard to land issues


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KENYA IS A WONDERFUL COUNTRY. PAY

US A VISIT AND SEE FOR YOURSELF

THANK YOU

dziekuye bardzo

Do-zabacze nia w Kenii

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