The commission of inquiry into the illegalirregular allocation of public land, which came to be known as the ndungu commission after the name of its chair, paul ndungu, was a kenya government commission established in 2003. Conducting officialpostal searches at the land registries 4. Zimbabwe land commissions annual report 2016 veritaszim. Land free fulltext the community land act in kenya. The five different laws relating to land with their specific registries caused not only confusion that led to multiple allocation of titles relating to the same parcel of land but facilitated corrupt practices leading to illegal land allocation and land grabbing by dishonest public. The ndungu commission published its report in 2004, stating that illegal and irregular allocation of land was an important component of largescale official corruption, as individuals and corporations acquired land in illegitimate ways. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. August election tensions rise in storied kenyan county. The consequences of the failure to act by a body to whom the commission has directed its recommendations are specified in section 424 of the act as follows.
Report and recommendation of the tribunal to investigate the conduct of the hon. Crisis group on the long road to kenyas august elections. Commission of inquiry on land matters sworn in state. The commission of inquiry into the illegalirregular allocation of public land, which came to be. Uganda european commission joint annual report uganda 2008 government of uganda delegation of the ministry of finance planning european commission and economic development. Where the land in question was reserved for a public to private. The faces behind the countrys worst land grabbing scandals were unveiled yesterday when the government released the muchawaited ndungu report. Suspended cabinet secretary for agriculture felix koskei now knows the accusations facing. The land act, cap 227 section 46 2, provides for ulc to be a body corporate, and it may sue or be sued in its corporate name. Free for all misuse of funds at the eck fourpage summary. Companies, road bypasses, road reserves, municipalities, parastatals, ministries and settlement schemes. Our analysis in this first issue in the series covers karura, ngong road and kiptagich forests and suggests a loss of public resources in excess of ksh.
This report examines the findings of the ndungu commission, the subject of. The report also details several cases where local leaders have been arrested and set free as a. Confirmation of the user of a property and that the same is not reserved for public use and or mentioned in the ndungu land report 7. View test prep the criticism of the ndungu report 1 from gpr 216 at university of nairobi. Canada department of rural development and land reform. Uganda land commission kampala, uganda contact phone, address. Suspended cabinet secretary for agriculture felix koskei now knows the accusations facing him after the list was unveiled and graft cases listed. National land commission ardhi house,1st ngong avenue,off ngong road, p. The mandate of the national land commission nlc is drawn from the national land policy of 2009, constitution of kenya 2010, national land commission act, 2012, the land act 2012 and the land registration act of 2012. Land conflict and distributive politics in kenya african. The commission of inquiry into the illegalirregular allocation of public land, which came to be known as the ndungu commission after the. Report of the commission of inquiry into the land law system.
Pelum uganda recognises that land is a critical natural resource in agriculture and therefore security over land for smallholder farmers must be guaranteed. The following summary of the report of the ndungu commission on illegal and irregular allocation of public land provides an insight into a critical, recent episode in the struggles over land and graft. To manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments. To put it in the latest context, it is first worth noting that on the graft front. Joint annual report uganda 2008 archive of european.
Report of the commission of inquiry into the illegal. Why not jail any direct benefeciary of land grabbing for 5 years. In this series, the kenya national commission on human rights and the kenya land. The following summary of the report of the ndungu commission on illegal and irregular allocation of public land provides an insight into a critical, recent episode in the struggles over land and.
Pdf the negative impacts of the intervention of the. Kenya is the most recent african state to acknowledge customary tenure as producing lawful property rights, not merely rights of occupation and use on government or public lands. I have just modified one external link on ndungu land commission. According to lawyer paul ndungu who chaired the ndungu commission, only.
On 8th december last year, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him, under the commission of inquiry act, cap 166, president museveni issued a commission of inquiry referred to as the commission of inquiry into the effectiveness of the law and processes of land acquisition, land administration, land management and land registration in. A guide to the land administration services in uganda. National land commission in nairobi is along 1st ngong avenue. Mr t gwanya, ms l faleni, mr p mhangwani, mr s gamede, mr m ndlela, ms j maisela, mr s masemola ms a vorster south africa canada commission on restitution of land rights. Mission impossible implementing the ndungu report slideshare. Forests, complaints from the public and detailed proposals on implementation of the commission s report. View test prep the criticism of the ndungu report1 from gpr 216 at university of nairobi. It also prescribes the functions of uganda land commission. Past inquiries included the kiliku parliamentary select committee 1992, akiwumi judicial commission 1999, ndungu commission of inquiry into illegal and irregular allocation of public land 2004 and the truth, justice and reconciliation commission 20. External links modified february 2018 hello fellow wikipedians, i have just modified one external link on ndungu land commission.
Presented to the secretary of state for the colonies to parliament by command of his majesty, may, 1934, by sir morris carter c. It seems to me that this would mean that 2 presidential candidates kibaki and raila would go in as would their main henchmen ruto, karume. Volume 2 is an analysis of 40 land disputes selected on the basis of their illustration of important socioeconomic trends and legal problems. This place is situated in same, kilimanjaro, tanzania, its geographical coordinates are 4 22 0 south, 38 3 0 east and its original name with diacritics is ndungu. Mar 31, 2015 the ethic and anticorruption commission eacc report tabled in parliament tuesday shed light on the accusations facing top government officials. Juxtaposed alongside the lengthy piece on jomo kenyattas formative years by daily nations murithi mutiga titled jomo kenyattas troubled years in london that drove him to greatness is a piece in the standard titled trail of blood, big money in land scandals in kenya. The ethic and anticorruption commission eacc report tabled in parliament tuesday shed light on the accusations facing top government officials. Paul ndungu before he gave the presentation titled tackling land related corruption in kenya. This promises land security for 6 to 10 million kenyans, most of who are members of pastoral or other poorer rural communities. The illegal and irregular allocations of public land as chronicled in the ndungu report amount to a ripoff that dwarfs the goldenberg and angloleasing scandals. On the issue that the land in issue was subject to the ndungu land commission and the public investments committee, it was submitted that the applicant in jr 2982014 mr mutiso was never summoned by the ndungu land commission to defend himself. The argument is that the reports bear the key to the first step towards resolving the emotive historical injustices on land. This report whats the solution to the 2007 general elections. In this case the commission recommended that the national land commission does investigate the illegal acquisition of the seven plots of land with a view to repossessing them.
Hard copies which are free, can be obtained by contacting the national. Ndungu told those gathered that the land laws inherited from the british. The postal address of national land commission is p. The following summary of the report of the ndungu commission on illegal and irregular allocation of public land provides an insight into a critical, recent episode in the struggles over land and graft in kenya. Report of the land commission of inquiry into the illegal or irregular allocation of land 2004. Review of african political economy, 103, march 2005, pp. Zimbabwe land commissions annual report 2016 the constitution of zimbabwe amendment no. Zimbabwe land commission s annual report 2016 the constitution of zimbabwe amendment no. To achieve this, pelum advocates for land laws and policies that provide for equitable access to and utilization of land resources by the marginalized smallholder farming communities. To put it in the latest context, it is first worth noting that on. Crisis group interview, governance expert, nakuru, april 2016. These titles are held by politicians, high ranking civil servants, members.
This summary of the report of the ndungu commission on illegal and irregular allocation of public land provides an insight into a critical recent episode in the struggles over land and graft in kenya. According to the ndungu commission, nearly 200,000 illegal land titles were created between 1962 and 2002, 96% of these in 19862002 manji, whose land is it anyway. To put it in the latest context, it is first worth noting that on the graft front, the commission can chalk up. Uganda land commission kampala, uganda contact phone. May 16, 2011 5 republic of kenya, report of the commission of inquiry into the illegal again, the commission found that public land under the irregular allocation of public land. Report of the commission of inquiry into the land law system of kenya on principles of a national land policy framework, constitutional position of land and new institutional framework for land administration. This report is part of africogs series examining the implementation of the reports of commissions of. These titles are held by politicians, high ranking civil servants, members of the judiciary, military officers, and lawyers, among others. Core functions the core functions of the commission are. Report of the commission of inquiry into the land law. The following summary of the report of the ndungu commission on illegal and irregular allocation of public land provides an insight into a critical, recent episode in the. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
The following quote is from the chairman of the commission of inquiry on illegal and irregular allocations of public lands 20032004 aka ndungu land commission mr. Study tour report 30 july 3 august 2007 by delegates from the department of agriculture land affairs the commission on restitution of land rights prepared by. New laws have not been redistributive or transformative in a positive way. Posts about ndungu report on land written by washingtonmosiro. Throughout east africa land law reform has been pursued at the expense of substantive land reform. Under the instrument for stability, the uganda peoples defence.