Jitters over proposed land sizes for Kenyans

Acting Lands Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i. He says the objective of the Kenya Minimum and Maximum Land Holding Acreage Bill 2015 is to reduce inequality and promote equity in land distribution. [PHOTO: DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: Land experts have warned that a proposed new law that limits the amount of land an individual can own will face serious opposition if not amended.

According to Ibrahim Mwathane, a surveyor and the chairman of Land Development and Governance Institute (LDGI), the Kenya Minimum and Maximum Land Holding Acreage Bill 2015, which is currently being scrutinised by the public, is a political landmine in an ethnically and politically polarised society like Kenya.