Slow sale process delays plan for land bank

In 2008, the Qatar government wanted to lease 40,000 hectares in Tana River for agriculture for US$2.5 from the Kenya government and to build a second deep-water port in Mombasa.

The project stalled after a section of the civil society and residents opposed it.

The Ministry of Lands is preparing a 50 -year national spatial plan— a key strategic planning document to direct and manage urban and rural growth and change by influencing the distribution of people across the country and also guide land use in parts of the country.

The director of physical planning in the ministry, Mr Njiru Nthiga , says it is aimed at making Kenya competitive in attracting foreign investments.

“Nationally, the plan will facilitate sustainable use of our resources, development that is equitably spread across geographical regions. It will form a foundation for sectoral plans such as the proposed 50 year integrated transport master plan and master plan for agriculture,” says Mr Nthiga in a newspaper advertisement.