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Land tenure systems in the slum settlements of Nairobi: implications for slum upgrading programmes Ronald matende omwoma mtomron@yahoo.com Department of lands, ministry of land s and settlement
Registered land management surveyor, institution of Surveyors of Kenya
March 2013
ABSTRACT
This study utilizes secondary data to assess and describe the state of land ownership, tenure and tenure systems in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya. There are 206 informal settlements in Nairobi covering an area of approximately1184 hectares and hosting a population of more than 1,382,205 people or approximately 60% of the total population of Nairobi. Land tenure systems are defined as structures and processes of delivering access and rights in land. It comprises possible bases for land allocation, security of tenure, transactions of property and land, land use and management of land disputes. In this paper we look at the nature and categories of land occupied by the informal settlements and how developers of informal settlements in Nairobi access land, secure their rights, control transactions and solve land related deputes. The paper reflects on how informal land tenure systems function in Nairobi. The findings indicate that there are seven main categories of land occupied by the informal settlements of Nairobi. These include freehold land (2.6%), uncommitted state land (31.8%), land planned for public utility (6.2%), private land (7.3%) regularized land (42.6%), city council land (3.1%),and group owned land
(6.4%). All these categories experience varying tenure systems; however, the overall land management process is handled by the provincial administration through chiefs. Other stake holders include clan elders, self help welfare groups, violent gangs and local government officials. These groups are responsible for enabling access to land, managing transactions, handling development control, information management and land dispute resolution. Most of the
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Land tenure systems in the slum settlements of Nairobi: implications for slum upgrading programmes Ronald matende omwoma mtomron@yahoo.com Department of lands, ministry of land s and settlement
Registered land management surveyor, institution of Surveyors of Kenya
March 2013
ABSTRACT
This study utilizes secondary data to assess and describe the state of land ownership, tenure and tenure systems in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya. There are 206 informal settlements in Nairobi covering an area of approximately1184 hectares and hosting a population of more than 1,382,205 people or approximately 60% of the total population of Nairobi. Land tenure systems are defined as structures and processes of delivering access and rights in land. It comprises possible bases for land allocation, security of tenure, transactions of property and land, land use and management of land disputes. In this paper we look at the nature and categories of land occupied by the informal settlements and how developers of informal settlements in Nairobi access land, secure their rights, control transactions and solve land related deputes. The paper reflects on how informal land tenure systems function in Nairobi. The findings indicate that there are seven main categories of land occupied by the informal settlements of Nairobi. These include freehold land (2.6%), uncommitted state land (31.8%), land planned for public utility (6.2%), private land (7.3%) regularized land (42.6%), city council land (3.1%),and group owned land
(6.4%). All these categories experience varying tenure systems; however, the overall land management process is handled by the provincial administration through chiefs. Other stake holders include clan elders, self help welfare groups, violent gangs and local government officials. These groups are responsible for enabling access to land, managing transactions, handling development control, information management and land dispute resolution. Most of the
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