President William Ruto lays the foundation stone for the Archer’s Post Affordable Housing Project in Samburu East Constituency. [PCS] The Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) remains one of Kenya’s most ambitious national development initiatives. Its promise of modern housing, job creation, and improved living standards is compelling. Yet in the Northern Frontier counties, this promise is at risk of collapsing under the weight of procedural violations, legal shortcuts, and a worrying disregard for established land governance laws. In Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Lamu, Isiolo, Marsabit and Turkana counties, the land tenure system is overwhelmingly community land, held in common by clans and…
Author: By Maalim Alio
This week, a powerful gathering took place—one that most Kenyans didn’t see trending on social media, yet its outcomes will shape the lives of millions organised by Reconcile, FAO and Funded European Union among many other organizations. The High-Level Conference on Customary Tenure Rights brought together voices from across Eastern Africa to talk about something many overlook: The future of our pastoralists and range-lands. The theme—”Range-land and Pastoralism: The Role of Policy, Research and Learning”—isn’t just another slogan. It was a loud, overdue reminder that the land and people we often ignore are the very foundation of our food…