Titled, Large scale Land Acquisitions for Investments in Kenya: Is the Participation and Benefits of Affected Local Communities Meaningful and Equitable?, the report looked at the compulsory land acquisitions being undertaken by the government for laying out major infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, resort cities and power plants. Apart from Siaya County, the report also looked at the mega projects being planned for Lamu and Isiolo. A new resort city is planned for Isiolo County at Kipsing Gap and will require large tracts of land to be hived off from a largely pastoralist community. However, communities in areas where such projects are envisaged have cried foul over the manner in which the acquisitions and resultant compensation is handled. The Land Act 2012 provides for the national or county government to submit a request to the National Land Commission to acquire land on its behalf.

Source: Standard Digital October 28, 2016 08:20 UTC