This is according to the first National Spatial Plan (NSP) 2015-2045, the document launched last month by the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, which seeks to rationalise land use in the country. Remarkably, the document notes that, although arid and semi-arid lands make comprise the bigger proportion of land, they are not low potential. Narok County is a good example of where poor land use has resulted in a number of problems. PROPER PLANNINGIn the Masai Mara Game Reserve in the county, humans and wild animals constantly compete for resources. The 6.5 acres which individual land owners reserve for wildlife conservation are governed by a 15-year agreement that requires them not to sell or put up any structures on the land.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2017 18:30 UTC