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June 23, 2026
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How Sh20m registration fee locks communities out of land titles

How Sh20m registration fee locks communities out of land titles

A decade after Kenya passed a law meant to secure community land rights, only 64 of about 1,000 communities have received title deeds...

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A new campaign, Sajili Ardhi ya Jamii, highlights the failure to implement Kenya's 2016 Community Land Act, with exorbitant registration fees acting as a major barrier to communities obtaining land titles.

  • Only 64 out of an estimated 1,000 communities have received title deeds due to prohibitive costs of up to Sh20 million per community.
  • The campaign is organized by a coalition including the Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative and Kituo Cha Sheria Legal Advice Centre, representing indigenous peoples and local communities who manage 60% of Kenya's land.
  • Without titles, these communities are vulnerable to land grabs, displacement, unfair investor deals, and climate crises, prompting calls for a government overhaul of the registration process by 2030.

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