On a recent trip to Baringo County with the Participatory Rangelands Management (PRM) team, I had the opportunity to observe the bottom-up approach to community development at work.  Spending time in each of the  Rangeland Unit; Irong Community Conservancy , Koitegan Community Forest, Kabarion Community Conservancy  and Paka Hills Rangeland,   allowed me to see…

The enactment of the Community Land and repeal of the Trust Land Act and Group Representative Act envisions the enhancement of recognition, protection and registration of Community Land. It has significantly tried to move community land management from the government hands to the registered community more so within the trustee roles of the County Government…

Indigenous communities solely rely on land and natural resources for their livelihoods and cultural practices. In the past, indigenous communities have faced challenges as their rights to land and natural resources have been undermined.  This has in turn led to the communities experiencing conflict, displacement and destruction of their ecosystem. Formulation of appropriate regulations on…

State powers to identify public land that may not be allocated to communities. Despite such lands having been occupied and used by such communities, Subject to Sec. 12(b, e) Land Act, categories of land falling within forests and wildlife reserves, mangroves and wetlands and natural cultural, and historical features of exceptional national value falling within…

It is so unfortunate that Kenya keeps on jumping from one strategy or policy or law to another without internalizing and implementing the current concept to the latter. With regards to planning and setting pace to sustainable development, Kenya has had the Millennium terms goals to the Sustainable Development Goals which have in turn resulted…