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September 24, 2025
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MPs Call for Reintroduction of Special Land Zoning

MPs Call for Reintroduction of Special Land Zoning

The law makers claim that this will increase agricultural productivity in the country...

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Kenyan Members of Parliament are pushing for the reintroduction of special land zoning laws to protect dwindling agricultural land. This initiative aims to regulate urban and infrastructural development, which has encroached upon farming areas, negatively impacting agricultural productivity.

  • Only 17 percent of Kenya's land is suitable for rain-fed agriculture, according to the Kenya Land Alliance.
  • Westlands MP Timothy Wanyonyi is sponsoring the motion to establish new land zoning laws.
  • The motion seeks to curb the decrease in agricultural productivity due to unplanned infrastructural development.
  • This push follows the Ministry of Agriculture's plan to lease public land to large-scale farmers for crops like fodder and sunflowers.
  • Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe previously announced this strategy to address challenges in dairy farming.

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