Gains ac hie ve d so far Va rio us b ills a nd po lic ie s c re a te - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Pre se ntation By Prof. Arc h. Paul M. Maringa (PhD) Corp. Arc h, Maak, Mkip P.S. State De partme nt of Public Works , re pre se nting Cabine t Se c r e tary Ministry of L and, Housing & Urban De ve lopme nt T AL KING NOT E S DURING T HE KARA BI- MONT HL Y T AL K F ORUM

VE NUE : L AICO RE GE NCY DAT E : 25th APRIL , 2016

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AND PL AT F ORM F OR SOCIO- E CONOMIC & AGRICUL T URAL F UNCT IONS GRANT S SOCIO SPAT IAL IDE NT IT Y HOME , SE L F KNOWL E DGE BE ING BACKGROUND F OR F UT URIST IC PE RSPE CT IVE S

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• Pre -inde pe nde nc e :- L

a nd wa s c o mmunally o wne d

• During c o lo niza tio n :– d ispla c e me nt o f pe o ple fro m the ir o wn land
• Po st inde pe nde nc e :-
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a nd wa s sta te o wne d

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a nd ha d to b e purc ha se d b y sa me displa c e d sq ua tte rs who didn’ t ha ve mo ne y

• Re se ttle me nt and distrib utio n wa s ma rre d b y irre g ula ritie s like

ne po tism, c o rruptio n a nd g re e d

Challe nge s

• Auto ma te d Syste ms :-
• Use o f c o lo nia l ma nual filing re c o rding , re g istry a nd sto ra g e

syste m.

• Awa re ne ss fo r ne e d fo r L

a nd Re fo rms

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• Civic a wa re ne ss a nd pa rtic ipa tio n po ssib ly pa rtisa n b y

po litic ia ns

• 70% o f K

e nyan c itize ns a re a wa re o f land re fo rms b e ing a c o nte ntio us issue

• 43% o f c itize ns a re a wa re tha t la nd re fo rms issue s a re c o ve re d

unde r the c o nstitutio n

• Po litic a l will:-
• All b ills a nd la w ha ve to be e na c te d thro ug h pa rlia me nt
• A surve y do ne in 2011o n pa rlia me nt ra ting s re ve als a n

a ve ra g e o f 51% Ke nya ns find pro c e e ding s unsa tisfa c to ry while 25% a re o f a pro o pinio n.

• Se nsitiza tio n o f pub lic o n le g isla tive pro c e ss the re fo re

ne c e ssa ry

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ffic a c io us L e g isla tive Ro a dma p

• Stre ng the n institutio na l c a pa c ity to imple me nt ke y re fo rms
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mpro ve po lic y fra me wo rk

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nsure a ro b ust c o mpre he nsive imple me nta tio n fra me wo rk inc luding c le a r mo nito ring a nd re vie w me c ha nism

Gains ac hie ve d so far

• Va rio us b ills a nd po lic ie s c re a te d, pa sse d a nd a wa iting a ppro val:-
• Physic al Planning Ac t- Re g istra tio n a nd mo de ra te o pe ra tio n o f

physic a l pla nne rs

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and Ac t 2012-de als with sub d ivisio n, o wne rship & c ha ng e o f use r

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and Re gistration Ac t 2012 – de als with la nd re g istra tio n issue s

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and Commission Ac t-de als with pub lic la nd (a c q uisitio n

a nd re g istra tio n)

• Community L

and Bill ( awaiting approval)-De a ls with e sta b lishing

• wne rship o f c o mmunal la nd
• Urban Citie s Ac t-De als with e sta blishing urb a n, munic ipa l a nd

to wns in K e nya

• Dig itiza tio n a nd Re - o rg aniza tio n o f all la nd re g istrie s to impro ve se rvic e

de live ry

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a rg e t se t o f 10 re g istrie s pe r a nnum

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• Na iro b i is c o mple te
• 13 o the r re g istrie s a re a t 90% c o mple tio n
• 23 o ut o f 56 re g istrie s a re c o mple te in o rg a niza tio n
• Pro mulg a tio n o f the ne w c o nstitutio n in 2010
• Cha pte r 5 is pure ly de dic a te d to land issue s
• Cle a r de fine d le g isla tio n o n la nd e .g . pa rt o ne sta te s

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• pre sc rib e ma ximum a nd minimum la nd ho lding a c re a g e s,

Spe c ific a lly Artic le 40

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ntro duc tio n o f Na tio nal L a nd Co mmissio n, Co nstitutio n imple me nta tio n Co mmissio n (CIC), KACC, L a nd Re fo rm T ra nsfo rma tio n Unit (L RT U)

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a rg e te d issuing o f 3 millio n title s b y 2017 is c urre ntly a b o ve a ve ra g e a t 2.4 title s issue d so fa r.

• De ve lo pme nt o f Na tio nal L

a nd I nfo rma tio n Syste m b y NL C

• De ve lo pme nt a nd ma inte nanc e o f Ge o spa tia l Da ta - Rua ra ka
• De ve lo pme nt o f Na tio nal Spa tia l Plan ( b o th Urb a n a nd rura l) using

g e o g ra phic info rma tio n syste m (GIS)

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Way forward:

• Pub lic spa c e s a nd la nd re fo rms: Co mmunity plus c itize n pa rtic ip a tio n in

e nfo rc e me nt a nd mo nito ring

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ffic ie nt, tra nspa re nt pro c e sse s a nd impro ve d c usto me r c a re tha t is

• utput o rie nte d – MOL

HUD Se rvic e Cha rte r, c o mpla ints ha ndline , inde xing e tc

• Jud ic ia ry – unifo rme d ve rdic ts, de la ye d ve rdic ts
• Po litic a l o ppo rtunism
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nve sto r inte re sts

• Go ve rnme nt e xc he q ue r – dwindling b udg e t
• Ra p id re spo nse we b site b a se d inte ra c tive a uto ma te d pla tfo rms
• Ca pa c ity b uild ing fo r se rvic e pro vide rs
• De vo lutio n o f se rvic e s to c o untie s
• Co mple te la nd re g istry inve nto ry/ issua nc e o f title s to sc ho o ls,