President Uhuru reveals plan to expand Nairobi National Park

President Uhuru Kenyatta. [File, PSCU, Standard]

The government will be expanding land in Nairobi National Park to conserve the environment and wildlife for future generations.

In an event at Ardhi House on Tuesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said that the time has come for national parks and reserves to have their title deeds to protect them from land grabbers.

“From the time Nairobi National Park was established, instead of stripping land from the park, the government is increasing the land so that we can preserve that park not only for us but for our children’s children,” said President Uhuru.

The announcement came during the issuance of title deeds to Samburu County pastoralist communities.

“We don’t want to continue talking about issues of land but bring solutions to land matters so that the citizens can go on with their lives and together we can expand our economy,” said the President.

The President said that the initiative will bolster the local industry and offer jobs. The government has drawn a plan of having producing title deeds to approximately five million Kenyans within seven years. 

In the meeting attended by governors, President Uhuru acknowledged efforts of Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu in reforming the lands sector saying some of the current achievements were started when she served as the minister.
“More than five million Kenyans have been able to get title deeds for free and that is my joy,” he said.

The Head of Stated that the move has allowed people to grow and have the confidence to build permanent houses and increase productivity from the land because they are certain the land is theirs.

The process of handing title deeds to Kenyans will be ongoing in different parts of the country like Kilifi, Kwale, Meru, as revealed by the Head of State.