THE STANDARD
LETTERS
National Land Commission Chairman Gershom Otachi (left) with Interior and Coordination of National Government Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i during the launch of the commission’s 2021-26 strategic plan last week. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
The National Land Commission (NLC) says it is struggling to execute its mandate due to perennial underfunding, with allocations often less than a quarter of its budgetary requirements.
In the 2020-21 financial year, the allocation stood at Sh1.23 billion, approximately 27 per cent of NLC budgetary estimates on recurrent and development expenditure.
“The commission continues to receive inadequate budgetary allocations despite the critical role it plays in facilitating the national development agenda,” says NLC in its 2021-26 strategic plan.
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HOME & AWAY
Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney peruses documents during a past visit to the Machakos lands offices. The commission has cited technology-resistance in the land sector as a key challenge in reforming the sector. [John Muia, Standard]
In a bid to bridge an ever-widening budget deficit, the National Land Commission (NLC) has set sight on raising its internally generated funds in its new strategic plan.
The commission has perennially complained of underfunding from the Exchequer, with its gross expenditure (recurrent and development) estimates put at Sh1.233 billion in the 2019/2020 financial year.
This constitutes approximately 36 per cent of the commission’s budgetary estimates.