Presented at the Country Learning Exchange held during the 7th GLTN Partners Meeting 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya.

1. 'PROMOTING IMPROVED LAND GOVERNANCE THROUGH
IMPLEMENTATION OF GLTN TOOLS IN KENYA‘
PAMOJA TRUST & RECONCILE KENYA
Diana Wachira, Pamoja Trust
Tuesday 24th April 2018

2. Presentation Outline
i. Introduction
ii. Key Land Challenges
iii. Key Interventions
iv. Partnerships
v. Process
vi. Key Achievements
vii. Emerging Outcomes
viii. Lessons Learned
ix. Action Plans

3. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
• Pamoja Trust and
RECONCILE- key GLTN
partners in Kenya.
• Lead implementation of GLTN
Tools in the country.
• Area of implementation:
 Mombasa-Kwa Bulo
Settlement
 Kirinyaga- Mwea, Ndekia
 Bomet- Sugurmerga,
Ndaraweta & Kembu
 Nairobi- Mashimoni
Settlement
• Implementation of GLTN tools
to achieve different
outputs…fit for purpose
INTRODUCTION

4. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
KEY LAND CHALLENGES
• Tenure Insecurity
• Forceful evictions leading to
deprivation of human rights
and dignity
• State centered (non-
participatory) governance
model
• Court battles over land
ownership
• Poor infrastructure and
services
• Stifling of land value

5. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
KEY INTERVENTIONS BY PAMOJA TRUST
Mashimoni Interventions
• In 2011,Pamoja Trust initiated the STDM
& Participatory Enumeration exercise in
Mashimoni
• The STDM data was used to petition
various government land agencies in
search for secure tenure
Kwa Bulo Interventions
• Initiative of the County Government of
Mombasa
• The process would be geared towards
resettlement of the community.
• The main output would be the certificate
of occupancy
• This would used to identify legitimate
beneficiaries later during resettlement.

6. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
KEY INTERVENTIONS BY RECONCILE
Bomet:
• Secure common resources for
improved dairy production.
• Communal management of shared
resources e.g water pans, cattle dips,
salt licks results
• Equity in ensuring access to
communal resources.
Mwea:
• Secure irrigation water supply-
efficiency for productivity and
production
• Ensure equity with number of farmers,
paddy acreage and canal conveyance.

7. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
PARTNERSHIPS
County
Governments
 Technical
support
 Implementation
support
 Financial
Support

8. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
PROCESS
Planning and
consultations
Enumerations and
mapping
Data entry, analysis
and verification.
STDM Database
and outputs
Stakeholders
meetings
Community
discussions
Training of community
enumerators and
mappers
Structure numbering
using unique code-
struc no.
Administering
of
questionnaires
Taking of photo
cards
Mapping using
aerial imagery
Entry of socio-
economic data
Entry of structure
user image into
database
Digitization and
production of maps
Consolidation of data
into STDM database Generation of STDM
outputs

9. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
57%
42%
1%
Certificate Recipients in
Kwa Bulo.
Male
Female
Joint
Ownership
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
…Issuance of certificates of occupancy to the residents.
 Boosted the residents’
confidence in their space
and in their government
 Increased women access to
land and property rights
 Increased permanent
structures and increased
land value
B. Mashimoni
 Opportunity for the settlement to be
included as a beneficiary of Tenure
regularization under the KISIP program-
service delivery, security of tenure
 Resource center- community managed
STDM data
A. Kwa Bulo

10. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Creation of an LIMS database of
paddies in Ndekia out growers
block: 743 households mapped
…enable National Irrigation Board and
Water Users Association acquire the
farmers ’information
• Capacity Building
• 34 Community members were
trained on how to collect socio-
economic and spatial data.
• 11 technical staffs were trained
on data management within the
STDM database
• Security of service delivery
…KIRINYAGA COUNTY

11. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Establishment Of A LIMS Database
For Common Resources And Dairy
Farmers-
• 1030 farmers were mapped out
• 106 common resources mapped
Community management of
resources
Capacity Building
• 36 Community members were trained
on how to collect socio-economic and
spatial data.
• 2technical staffs were trained on data
management within the STDM
database
…BOMET COUNTY

12. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
EMERGING OUTCOMES
Sustainable natural resource management:
Increased Rice production:
Extension of services:
Community empowerment:
Improved water conveyance infrastructure:
Gender and Youth inclusivity:
Local level governance committee:
Partnership with diverse stakeholders:
Community Participation enhanced:
Contribution to policy agenda for agriculture and livestock.
Improved relations between community and the government.

13. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
LESSONS LEARNED
The community is at the
heart of the STDM
process: a highly
participatory tool and
process
STDM is “fit for
purpose”, can be
customized to meet
various needs
Importance of
inclusion of authorities
in the STDM process.
STDM is able to capture
the complex tenure
situations in informal
settlements
Capacity building of
community persons in
using and managing
STDM.
Constant creation of
awareness and
sensitization on STDM

14. GLTN BRIEFING AND PROGRAMME
ACTION PLANS
Provide legal background for STDM process and outputs
Increased capacity building…human and technical at community,
government and county level
Upscaling and out scaling to other areas in the 47 counties
Adoption of STDM Application and STDM Outputs at the national
level- recognition, planning and resource allocation
Expanded scope of implementation in utilities and service delivery,
environmental conservation
Mainstreaming gender and youth in the use and application of the
STDM Process

15. THANK YOU!