With the excitement surrounding the new Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s Westlands Expressway project, and the prospect of other mass transport plans being developed, this is an opportune time for reflect on how land is compulsorily acquired for infrastructure projects in Kenya.
Firstly, Kenya passed the Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act in 2012 and by so doing, committed to preventing the displacement/ relocation of persons due to development projects unless there are compelling and overriding public interests and no feasible alternative exists.
