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

1 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 : 25 th APRIL DAT E , 2016  L 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

2  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 :- o L a nd wa s sta te o wne d o L 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 o 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 :- o 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

3 o 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 o 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 o 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:- o All b ills a nd la w ha ve to be e na c te d thro ug h pa rlia me nt o 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. o 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  E ffic a c io us L e g isla tive Ro a dma p o Stre ng the n institutio na l c a pa c ity to imple me nt ke y re fo rms o I mpro ve po lic y fra me wo rk

4 o E 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:- o 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 o L and Ac t 2012 -de als with sub d ivisio n, o wne rship & c ha ng e o f use r o L and Re gistration Ac t 2012 – de als with la nd re g istra tio n issue s o National L and Commission Ac t -de als with pub lic la nd (a c q uisitio n a nd re g istra tio n) o Community L and Bill ( awaiting approval )-De a ls with e sta b lishing o wne rship o f c o mmunal la nd o 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 o T a rg e t se t o f 10 re g istrie s pe r a nnum

5 o Na iro b i is c o mple te o 13 o the r re g istrie s a re a t 90% c o mple tio n o 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 o Cha pte r 5 is pure ly de dic a te d to land issue s o Cle a r de fine d le g isla tio n o n la nd e .g . pa rt o ne sta te s T o 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 o I 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) o T 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)

6 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  E 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 o 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  I 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,