Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 25, 2019High cost of land hindering construction of affordable housingThe high cost of land and infrastructure are the two major issues that developers face in their efforts to put up affordable housing units. Rendeavour Country Head, Nick Langford, says the government should consider tax breaks and contribution toward putting up roads and other social amenities in gated communities housing…Affordable Housing2 min readAffordable Housing2 min read
Feb 18, 2019Alarm bells as grabbers retain illegal land titlesHundreds of title deeds and lease documents gazetted for revocation since 2017 are still in the hands of grabbers after the Ministry of Lands delayed expunging them from the central registry. After six years in office and colossal amounts of public funds spent on its operations, the National Land Commission…Kenya4 min readKenya4 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 15, 2019108 title deeds at JKIA revokedThe National Land Commission has revoked 108 illegally acquired title deeds of the JKIA land. The majority of the affected parcels have not been developed. Some have multimillion-shilling homes. The titles’ revocation is the commission’s latest purge against land grabbers. The NLC report, exclusively obtained by the Star, shows some…Deeds3 min readDeeds3 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 14, 2019The Original Sin: Land, Politics and the History of Ethnic Tensions in the Rift ValleyAs the theatre of the politics of succession leading to 2022 plays out in the expansive Rift Valley region, the spectre of the ever-simmering land question looms large. “Chitap koret,” this is my ancestral land, a Kalenjin from the Sabaot community, one of the nine ethnic dialects that make up…Kenya16 min readKenya16 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 11, 2019Why Must Banks Partner With FinTech Companies To Stay RelevantCollaboration is the way forward for banks to stay relevant and for FinTechs to flourish Digitization has fundamentally transformed every industry and the banking sector is no different –banking, branches, and wallets amongst others have all turned digital. While traditionally, banking software was used for operations such as managing customer…Fintech4 min readFintech4 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 11, 2019NLC, KMA reclaim Likoni navigation pathsOver 150 families in Senti Kumi, Likoni, were evicted on Saturday after the National Lands Commission and the Kenya Maritime Authority’s notice for them to move away from navigational aids elapsed. The NLC issued the notice in January 18, 2018 for the individuals to surrender the sites and leave within…Land Layby Listing3 min readLand Layby Listing3 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 9, 2019Dispute over Sh500 million land threatens to split Nairobi churchA dispute over the ownership of a Sh500 million land is threatening to tear apart the Anglican Church of Kenya, Nairobi Diocese. The diocese, headed by Bishop Joel Waweru, is embroiled in an ugly fight with St Mark’s ACK Church, Westlands, over the prime property along School Lane, Westlands. Some…Land Layby Listing2 min readLand Layby Listing2 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 7, 2019Married women get nod to inherit their fathers’ landA court ruling asserting that married women qualify to inherit properties of their fathers and should not be excluded during distribution has stirred debate between defenders of women’s and men’s rights. The ruling was made by the Environment and Land Court in Nyeri, and stopped a woman from disinheriting her…Feminism3 min readFeminism3 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 7, 2019The land wars of 2019: Analysing the EFF and ANC manifestosBoth the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will support the expropriation of land without compensation and propose the amendment of section 25 of the Constitution to achieve that end. But that is old news. It will be recalled that the EFF had supported a motion towards a possible…South Africa9 min readSouth Africa9 min read
Published inLand Stakeholders·Feb 6, 2019Kajiado High Court Awards Bishop Ksh787 Million in Landmark RulingBishop Joel Chola, who is the executive director of Clarence Matheny Leadership Training Institute was, on Monday, awarded Ksh787 Million in a landmark ruling by a Kajiado High Court. Justice Reuben Nyakundi ordered that the money is paid to the organization in three days as compensation for the Ngong’ land…Justice2 min readJustice2 min read
