Land fragmentation contributes to food insecurity, poverty

A section of the 4,000 acres of titanium mined land that is currently being rehabilitated by Base Titanium. [Robert Menza, Standard]

In light of recurring droughts and food crises, Kenya's approach to land management requires urgent reconsideration. Our history with colonial rule offers illuminating, albeit harsh, lessons.

Under the colonial British rule, the concept of 'villagisation' was introduced during the State of Emergency in 1953. The colonial government, aiming to cut off supplies to freedom fighters in the forest, uprooted people from their homes and moved them into tightly guarded villages.