The National Land Commission has requested the support of Members of Parliament in securing a budgetary allocation of Kshs 900M to pay Project Affected Persons for displaced due to several infrastucture projects.

In a meeting with the National Assembly Committee on Lands,  Mr. Gershom Ochami, Chair, National Land Commission (NLC).

Under the chairmanship of North Mugirango MP, Hon. Joash Nyamoko, Members of the Committee on Lands met with Mr. Gershom Ochami, Chair, National Land Commission (NLC) and Ms. Kabale Tache, CEO.

Legislators sought detailed information from the National Land Commission regarding the its financial performance. The Committee requested data on actual receipts, exchequer issues, recurrent expenditure, pending bills, and the extent to which the NLC had achieved its set targets.

The NLC, which is responsible for overseeing land matters in Kenya, has approached Members of Parliament (MPs) for support in securing the necessary allocation in the Supplementary 1 Budget Estimates for the upcoming 2023/24 Financial Year.

Committees Members scrutinized a letter detailing communication between the National Land Commission and the National Treasury regarding the request for additional Kshs 900 Million with the intention of compensating Project Affected Persons who had been impacted by a range of infrastructure projects. 

The funds in question had been contributed by entities within the infrastructure sector, specifically for the purpose of compensating individuals affected by Eldoret By-pass, Nairobi Southern By-pass, Nairobi Eastern By- pass and Dongo Kundu.

Members of Parliament (MPs) present at the meeting requested for further details on the Project Affected Persons.