Kenya Land Alliance (KLA)

12/06/2026

Reports from reveal a troubling pattern where beneficiaries dispose of land immediately after allocation, often at prices far below market value.

This undermines both household security and decades of public investment in resolving

As highlighted by KLA Coast Chapter Chair Nagib Shamsan, sustainable solutions to landlessness must go beyond titling and include , tenure protection measures, and safeguards against speculative dispossession if land reform is to deliver lasting social and for coastal communities.

A section of squatters in Kilifi County who recently received title deeds issued by President William Ruto have sold their land and relocated to private farms.

11/06/2026

As the world prepares to mark , we pause to name what too many widows in Kenya know intimately, the deliberate stripping of land and property from women the moment they lose a spouse.

As a case study, our research in Taita Taveta County as captured in our publication "Imarisha Wajane" which you can read here: https://shorturl.at/trDWi

We found that approximately 30% of women lack the basic documents required for succession and land acquisition processes, leaving them exposed and defenceless.

Article 60(f) of the Constitution is clear. The gap is not in the law. It is in the will to enforce it.

10/06/2026

Pastoralist communities have for generations governed their land through sophisticated customary systems that determined grazing corridors, seasonal migration routes, water points and sacred sites with a precision.

Yet these same systems have remained invisible to the formal land administration framework, leaving millions of hectares of communally held land exposed to encroachment, grabbing and alienation by both private and state actors who exploit the absence of documentation as a license to dispossess.

The Community Land Act 2016 was a watershed moment in Kenya's land governance history, providing for the first time a clear and enforceable legal pathway through which communities, including pastoralist communities, could formally register, protect and govern their land as a collective legal entity.

Sections 6 and 14 of the Act place the Community Land Management Committee at the centre of this process, vesting in community members themselves the authority to document, demarcate and defend their land against any form of irregular alienation or disposition.

has consistently held that the registration of is not a procedural formality but a matter of survival for pastoralist peoples whose entire way of life depends on the integrity and security of their communal resource base.

We call upon the national government, county governments and all relevant institutions to accelerate the operationalisation of the Community Land Act 2016 and ensure that across Kenya are resourced, supported and empowered to complete the registration of their land before encroachment renders the process moot.

The law exists. The communities exist. What is required now is the political will to bring both together in service of .

09/06/2026

Corruption in the is not a bureaucratic inconvenience but, a direct and calculated violation of the rights of ordinary Kenyans who depend on secure and accessible land administration services to protect what is often their most valuable asset.

Article 60 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 is unambiguous in its direction, providing that land in Kenya shall be held, used and managed in a manner that is equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable, and that land administration must be transparent and cost effective.

The Land Act 2012 further reinforces this by obligating all State officers and public officers involved in land administration to be guided by the principles of equitable access, security of land rights, accountability and democratic decision making.

These are binding legal obligations and any public officer who demands payment in exchange for a service they are constitutionally mandated to deliver is in direct breach of both the letter and the spirit of our land laws.

Kenya Land Alliance has consistently maintained that the integrity of land institutions is not optional but foundational to the realisation of for all, and most especially for vulnerable communities who are least equipped to navigate a system that demands payment for services they are legally entitled to receive free of charge.

We commend the for pursuing this matter to prosecution under the Bribery Act 2016 and call upon all duty bearers within land administration to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency and in the discharge of their responsibilities.

The environment in Kenya can only deliver justice when those entrusted to serve the public do so without compromise and when institutions mandated to enforce the law do so without fear or favour.

The officer appeared in court on Monday, June 8, 2026, following investigations by EACC

08/06/2026

This year's theme, "Widows in Africa: Perspectives on Justice, Dignity, and Economic Power", could not be more relevant to the work we do every day.

More often than not, widows are subjected to a myriad of vulnerabilities in addition to the devastating loss of land and property.

Despite the existing normative frameworks protective of their legal entitlements, widows still experience a number of barriers including limited legal awareness, expensive and adversarial mechanisms and among others.

For the last 27 years, Kenya Land Alliance has successfully supported and facilitated access to justice for widows and other vulnerable groups through advocacy, knowledge strengthening and legal interventions.

This year's theme is a call to action, not only for Kenya Land Alliance but for all actors who can support widows in their quest for .

05/06/2026

A wife remains in possession of matrimonial property upon her husband's death through the process of succession

Legal recognition of marriage remains crucial for protection from disinheritance and exploitation.

05/06/2026

Our CEO has been featured in Nation where she breaks down the legal frameworks that govern matrimonial property, the succession process and what widows must do to safeguard what is rightfully theirs. Read the full article through the link:

Legal recognition of marriage remains crucial for protection from disinheritance and exploitation.

04/06/2026

Long before ink met paper, the land was documented in song.

In Turkana, traditional melodies carry boundary knowledge, land histories, and custodianship values across generations.

Each form of folklore is a living archive no title deed can replace. Culture is not a footnote to land governance but the foundation.



Faith Alubbe

03/06/2026

While addressing members of Lochwa community in Turkana County, the Land Governance Officer emphasized that ignorance of the law is the most expensive thing a community can afford.

The Community Land Act, 2016 is not just legislation but a shield. The legal architecture that recognizes, protects, and gives voice to communities over the land they have occupied and called home across generations.

Among the most powerful provisions our officer unpacked on the ground:

Section 9 — Communities have the right to register their land and obtain a title deed, giving them legal standing to defend against encroachment, unlawful alienation and corporate exploitation.

Section 39 — No investor, company, or external party may use or develop community land without the free, prior and informed consent of the community which is a non-negotiable standard that puts communities in the driver's seat of any negotiation.

A community that knows its rights is a community that cannot be easily dispossessed.

02/06/2026

For the Lochwangikamatak Community, the wait to register their community land has been stretched by persistent boundary challenges.
To mitigate this, there is a need to learn from neighbours such as Nakukulas and Kapese as well as more hands‑on training to strengthen their CLMC from within.

Without registration, the Lochwangikamatak community cannot secure their territory, plan their grazing or settlement areas or even prevent overlaps that fuel conflict.

The progress for Lochwangikamatak will not come from a single meeting but from continuous learning, clear boundaries and a community that refuses to be left behind.

Grateful as always to our partner Misereor for walking this road with us.