The Kenya Kwanza government promised to stop land fragmentation.
The Government promised to create a KSh250 billion Settlement Fund to acquire and plan land, resettle up to one million landless families, and prevent further fragmentation by separating residential plots from agricultural land. The land purchased by the scheme will be subject to land use planning where beneficiaries will own transferable residential plots in planned settlement, and the right to lease non-transferable agricultural land.
In April 2025, the government issued 1,283 title deeds at the Kipini Settlement Scheme in Tana River County. The scheme was acquired by government and divided into individual plots, with 32 plots reserved for public utilities.
In January 2026, the State Department for Lands reported issuing 986 title deeds at the Kisima Settlement Scheme in Nakuru, including titles for 433 settled IDP families. The government described this as part of its commitment to settle landless people.
Further, the State Department for Lands requires proposed subdivisions to comply with zoning regulations, planning standards and land-use policies, with Land Control Board consent required for agricultural land.
The Kenya Kwanza government has also launched the affordable housing project across the country to mitigate land fragmentation, which would otherwise reduce agricultural land.
There is also a push from Parliament for more policies to be developed to protect agricultural land.
