The National Land Commission (NLC) has issued a new notice to acquire over 300 land parcels for the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. This compulsory acquisition is for the planned Ksh700 billion infrastructure development.

• Over 300 land parcels are slated for acquisition.
• The National Land Commission (NLC), on behalf of Kenya Railways Corporation, issued the notice.
• Affected landowners are directed to inspect acquisition plans at the NLC's Nairobi offices or the Kisumu County Coordinator's office.

A recent court ruling has underscored crucial legal safeguards available to Kenyans against unauthorised land transfers. The case involved a family discovering property belonging to a deceased relative had been fraudulently registered in another person's name years after his death.

• Kenyans can lodge a caution or restriction against land to prevent unauthorised dealings.
• The Environment and Land Court ruled disputed registrations unlawful, fraudulent, null, and void.
• Landowners are advised to conduct official land searches and act swiftly when suspicious transactions appear on the register.

Environmentalists are urging the Kenyan government to verify the survival rates of trees planted under restoration programs, as planting numbers alone may not reflect true success.

• An estimated 981 million tree-growing contributions have been recorded by Dr. Isaac Kalua Green's Plant Your Age campaign since 2011, but survival rates are unconfirmed.
• Environmentalist Dr. Isaac Kalua Green is leading the call for verification, emphasizing survival as a crucial measure of restoration efforts.
• The Kenyan government is actively promoting tree planting through initiatives like the 15 Billion Trees Campaign and has achieved a Guinness World Record for mangrove planting.