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Kenya: Govt to Resolve Land-Related Challenges in Lamu, Build 3,000 Affordable Housing Units – Kenyan Tribune
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Kenya: Govt to Resolve Land-Related Challenges in Lamu, Build 3,000 Affordable Housing Units

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Lamu — The Government has embarked on an ambitious effort to resolve the perennial land problems and also construct 3000 affordable housing units in Lamu to pave the way for the growth of the County.

Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary, Zachariah Njeru, said the Government has made it a priority to find quick and amicable solutions to land management issues emanating from land grabbing, landlessness and squatters.

The CS spoke today in Mokowe, Lamu, while concluding his two-day visit to the County where he held consultations with local leaders including Governor Issa Timamy and Members of the County Assembly.

The Cabinet Secretary’s consultations with the leaders and meetings with locals in several locations including Witu and Hindi is aimed at setting up a framework for addressing land management challenges that have been a perennial problem in the region since independence.

The CS said the political goodwill to resolve land problems in the County and the country at large are at an all-time high.

“There is a lot of political goodwill especially from President William Ruto in seeing that a resolution is arrived at to ensure that land issues stemming from land invasions, landlessness and the squatter problem is resolved in Lamu,” the CS said.

CS Njeru said the Government’s intervention is aimed at positioning Lamu as an attractive business hub in readiness for the investments that the Lamu Port will attract.

“Lamu is growing, especially with the coming of the Lamu Port, the LAPSSET infrastructure, coupled by plans to build special economic zones. That informs the need to resolve Lamu’s land issues so that investors can come in without fear of losing out in the future,” said the Cabinet Secretary.

“In resolving the land issues in Lamu, the county will signal that it is committed to attracting investors as well as complimenting the national government’s agenda for building 3,000 affordable housing units in Lamu,” said the CS.

He directed Department of Lands and Physical Planning officials in the County to perform their duties diligently and fairly, especially in the issue of Title Deeds

The CS further urged politicians and other local leaders to work together in an objective manner in resolving land issues. He assured residents that the National Government is committed in working together with the County Government in resolving land management issues.

The CS said that the National government is set to complete the digitization of land records in 2024 in a bid to streamline land management within the country.