The National Land Commission (NLC) is set to conduct comprehensive research on land use and ownership in Kilifi County to address decades of controversial public land acquisition and management processes.
Speaking in Malindi during a three-day inquiry into the ownership of land earmarked for Phase One of the Malindi Airport's expansion project, NLC Vice Chairperson Gertrude Nguku highlighted the challenges posed by inconsistent policies implemented since Kenya's independence in 1963.
Nguku noted that successive administrations had introduced overlapping policies, such as land adjudication, settlement programs, and public land declarations, often leaving earlier processes incomplete. "This has led to persistent squatter issues and competing claims over land ownership in Kilifi.
Resolving these discrepancies is crucial to ensuring sustainable land management and governance at both county and national levels," she told journalists.
