Issue Brief: The Land Rush

The Community – Investor Framework for Kenya’s Drylands offers a clear, legally grounded process for responsible investment on community land in Kenya’s drylands, drawing on national laws, county planning systems, and established international standards.

When Louise was widowed in 2005, her livelihood came under threat: her land was not registered, leaving her without secure rights to her land. Widows are often targeted for land takings, encounter boundary disputes, and face barriers to inheritance. Without her land, she would lose her food security and her income.

Rebecca Ogalo spent more than two decades fearing she could lose the land she depended on to raise her son, until a Landesa land clinic in Kisumu, Kenya helped uncover the records needed to receive a land title in her name.