Parliament begins vetting a new cohort of commissioners for the National Land Commission. [File, Standard]Parliament begins vetting a new cohort of commissioners for the National Land Commission (NLC) on Monday amid swirling questions about their suitability raised by various stakeholders. Local residents and leaders are challenging his nomination, arguing that the land in question is ancestral land and that the NLC's decision to grant the title to his family is unjust. But even as the spotlight shifts to the incoming team, serious questions linger over the conduct of the outgoing commission. The Standard can now reveal how the departing commissioners quietly committed the country to billions of shillings in controversial compensation payments linked to compulsory land acquisition disputes.

Source: Standard Digital March 09, 2026 09:00 UTC