Why foreigners can easily own limitless land in Kenya and the dangers this poses to our nation | LNN

[@NerdNovaTech]

Hi Lynn, I really appreciate you bringing up this critical topic about foreigners owning limitless land in Kenya. This is an issue that strikes at the heart of our national sovereignty, economic stability, and the well-being of future generations. Foreigners owning vast tracts of land in Kenya happens largely because of loopholes in our legal framework, corruption within the lands ministry, and a lack of stringent policies to regulate such ownership. For instance, while foreigners are supposed to lease land for a maximum of 99 years, many bypass these restrictions through Kenyan-registered companies, nominee arrangements, or outright illegal deals. Additionally, our leaders have consistently prioritized foreign investment over the empowerment of local communities, creating an environment where locals feel pushed to sell their land to the highest bidder. The dangers of this trend cannot be overstated: Loss of sovereignty - Land is a non-renewable resource, and handing it over to foreign entities risks losing control over critical resources like water, forests, and minerals. Displacement of locals - We’ve seen communities uprooted from ancestral lands because of projects initiated by foreigners, repeating colonial-era injustices. Economic inequality - With foreigners owning prime agricultural and commercial land, locals are left with little, further deepening the gap between the rich and poor. Environmental degradation - Many foreign investors focus on short-term profits, leading to over-extraction of resources and land misuse. This happens because Kenya’s historical land ownership problems, rooted in colonialism, were never fully resolved post-independence. Globalization and corrupt leadership have further exacerbated the issue, with foreign investors viewing Kenyan land as an undervalued asset ripe for exploitation. But there is hope, and here’s what we as Kenyans can do: Advocate for policy changes: We need stricter laws limiting the size of land foreigners can lease and harsh penalties for illegal acquisitions. Digitize land records: This would reduce corruption and make ownership more transparent. Empower local communities: Educate people on the importance of retaining land and provide them with financial incentives to develop their property sustainably. Support Kenyan agriculture and businesses: Subsidies and support for local farmers and entrepreneurs will make them competitive with foreign investors. Demand accountability from leaders: We must elect and pressure leaders to prioritize Kenyans’ rights over foreign interests. Lynn, your platform is so powerful, and by shining a light on this issue, you’re inspiring Kenyans to think critically about how we manage our resources. Let’s continue these important conversations and mobilize action to ensure our land remains ours for future generations.

[@queenwere1]

This is how South Africa ended up where it is 😢😢 We will find ourselves in apartheid fighting with Chinese

[@JackieKabeni]

This!!!saw a video explaining how SA constitution allows foreigners to own their lands leaving most locals to squeeze in the ‘common’ areas as the foreigners bought all the country’s prime areas

[@TheTataNini]

Rwanda too, very strict laws on foreigners owning land. Well said Lynn; everyone is connected to the soil in one way or another. Great show, keep it up.

[@princessmahar4340]

Really ohh ohh ohh We must stand strong for our nation Thanks Lynn

[@Moseskinyanjui-r8s]

She is very informative and knowledgeable. Lynn keep up the good work

[@Natasha.w.karanja]

Lynn, please continue to utilize your platform to inform Kenyans. It will one day preserve our country and our young and old folks will not walk blindly anymore. This is true journalism.

[@felix-do4yj]

You should even encouraged Kelis (african American woman ) to feel at home ...I am kenyan and I was happy to see Kelis here

[@jaijai1132]

Two things can be true at once. Kenya should indeed protect its land, resources and people at all costs. Yet, I wonder why Kelis is the center of this backlash when many people who don’t look like us have and continue to appropriate land right there in Kenya and without question? I’m asking this question genuinely and hoping someone close to the issue can elucidate.

[@soinda87]

That’s my question. Let’s start with flower farms in naivasha, Nakuru. Pollution in naivasha is beyond repair. I remember growing up 🌾 farms in Narok were owned by whites. Safari lodges are owned by foreigners. Now Kelli’s comes it’s a controversy. Don’t forget about the tea farms.

[@carolinekogi9352]

She should put a Chinese not a black person double standard.

[@gracem23]

Hey lyn and the guest,I'm number 1 today

[@MamaSamKK]

Election cases can take 1 week but land issues takes 30+ years!

[@Usercintahcin]

I have come to realize that even those affordable housing projects mostly ended up being foreigner's homes since Kenyan cannot afford them

[@Jojo-pv3uf]

Haven’t watched yet but thanks for bringing this up!

[@yayo_mfalme]

Keep doing the lord's work Lynn Ngugi ❤️ land is the trickiest purchase in Kenya nowadays. You never can tell genuine from scam 😔 anyhoo RUTO MUST GO 🇰🇪✊😤

[@babylii2007]

Very sad how Kenya mismanages things

[@anny19988]

In Tanzania,a foreigner can't even own a land😢😢😢. Kenyans lets be selfish with our land.

[@PatrickMungathia]

Not true.

[@anny19988]

​@@PatrickMungathiaGo and try to purchase a land in Tanzania if you think it is not true😂😂😂.

[@PatrickMungathia]

@@anny19988 you are funny😃😃😃

[@hellenndunge1680]

She is so knowledgable

[@justinamutinda5222]

Wow ..My wakili Ruth.Always the best

[@kingceejay]

Hellow lynn , im KING CEEJAY Ningependa kua kwa Interview yako ...thanks 💯🔥🔥🌟💥

[@rentonkenya]

Wonderful piece !

[@Ubuntu77]

Love your content, Lynn.

[@neilmalcolm2434]

Policies, Legislations,and Constitution Reforms, in the Interest of the People is What Matters in Any County,So good Governance should enforce Good Land Reforms.

[@elisabethwangu3979]

Funny how I see this conversation when I'm planning to buy a piece of land... Locked like never before

[@Amirab-FamilyChannel]

Blood pressure iko high, weeh 😂

[@Bancy-y9w]

Come nikuuzie shamba in kinangop clean

[@anilasharma2371]

This young lady is very knowledgeable, it's useful to know what the law is?

[@h456-m1l]

Its impossible to prove our ancestors owned some places unless the courts accept certain regions had a dominant tribe or clan. That means the furthest that line of thought can go is community land, anyway, back then that was the practice.

[@Sukariguru374]

Corruption and court. What chance does the poor mwananinchi have?

[@jaijai1132]

My disdain for these programs is that they make land accessible for foreigners, but don’t make land affordable or accessible to locals.

[@lydiamuthoni7140]

99 years for leasing is toooo long for foreigners and yet they build restaurants, other businesses etc that the locals give them money by eating there. So why cant Kenyans lawyers/govt review and appeal such laws since they favored them?? We, African don't own more than plots out there. We don't Kenyans who are selling out the birth-right of their children in toooo much English!!!! which is foreign

[@FuadMohamed-k7o]

I have just subscribed from somalia. Keep up these conversations.

[@Jazz-fg2dm]

Are you black?

[@Sophi25444]

@@Jazz-fg2dmI think he is purple 🫣

[@emo7696]

Thank for this!

[@josepholoo-nx4wi]

Such an amazing way to learn

[@kinganthonygrounoe7625]

99yrs is too long to lease aland,it should be 20yrsw

[@PROAM254]

There is alot of Land in Amboseli people are doing Farming, thousands of Foregners are leasing land in kenya. Lastly, in these areas if you want to fence there is what is called Animal Corridors that you cannot fence.

[@Supervisor-k7d]

Because they have money. If you also have money you can buy

[@ViewswithKurt]

Well, I plan on buying 2 acres for myself and my future wife in the near future in the countryside. Pray for me.

[@stellamulisa8336]

From your mouth to God's ears

[@gitgenKE]

99 years leaseholds, just more jargon.

[@africaine4889]

In congo all foreigners lease land for an amount of time. Renewable. The countru can renew or no renew it

[@charleskibabai8626]

I am not sure but most best land and water front are owned by foreigners. It's so pathetic.

[@Nilllaxcx123]

I remembered a certain time when Nairobi town business were owned by indian until Kibaki became the president and kick them out of Nairobi but now Ruto don't care anymore who is coming in our country to purchasea land. In 20 yrs to come our kids will not have land anymore.

[@inezamy9523]

I didn't know this 😢😢😢😢😢 woooooooow

[@peshmumbi]

Hello team lynn ❤❤❤

[@felixmunyoki4284]

Agricultural land , is tribal land

[@benterokuom8464]

Don't give our land to non Kenyans period 😢😢

[@ohwills3885]

Another great conversation from the best Podcaster, Lynn Ngugi. Keep shining as we learn from these well-researched topics. Key takeaways: 1. Do your research 2. Do due diligence 3. Where there's no title -Murifeee ama kasongo

[@Seapila]

Hapa Eldoret South Sudanese have taken over. They are allover wah.

[@wacundirangu1661]

Haven't watched yet. We Kenyans can do the same in other African countries too mostly on a leasehold. Can count how many of us have land in TZ, UG, Ghana...not just land but property. African Americans have been able to return "home" and feel at home throughout Africa because if this. *Saved for later.

[@baldielake3738]

How expensive is land in Kenya? Is the cost of living expensive in Kenya?

[@DRventura333]

Very fascinating topic. Even more of an eyeopener is all these "new relationships" where so many Asians and Europeans are suddenly marrying so many of your Kenyan woman. Could it be to gain land in your country? Believe those men will become residents if they marry Kenyan woman? Maybe another story for LNN to investigate. Just amazing that your own land you are given free hold for only 99 years and after 99 years the government can take that property back? As well, across many continents, the excuse of opening a Conservation Foundation, will take so much land from the local people, and they are given vast amounts of land for such "animal reservations."

[@PROAM254]

Guys Maybe Kelis us just teasing the land, have you thought about that?

[@RonaldMaroria]

Just curious.. Do we know for sure, for sure that @Kellis is a non-citizen? (I won't use the term "foreigner" cuz of possible connotations).

[@decoloniz_afro]

Kenya was sold longtime ago....this leasing 99 years is well calculates by greedy capitalists

[@felix-do4yj]

you just need a certificate of Ken-invest proving you are investing $ 100,000 and you will lease land and invest in Kenya

[@glorygathathi2506]

How can a foreigner own a land with wildlife, which we have been believing or brided as a source of greater economy .???😊🤣🤣😂😂

[@ibradibango4744]

Our laws are colonial laws,made to favor the masters,that’s why they are favored in all aspects

[@dorothychanza5326]

No sound

[@soinda87]

So Kelis opened people’s ayes while this has been happening for years by people that don’t look like us? 🌾 🌾 farms have been owned and operated by people that don’t look like us especially Narok. They had a 99 year lease. Those people were harsh with spraying pesticides with 🛩️ that destroyed our crops without compensation. How many of them are still operating in Kenya? Flower farms , tea farms etc. I understand something needs to be done but why that woman’s thumbnail? I find this hypocritical.

[@marym-w2e]

Black people coming back to africa should be given some sort of leeway. After what they have been thorough that is the least we can do but I agree with the topic other foreigner of non african descent should not own land in africa period

[@kjerit630]

Nope! Not until we have taken care of the inadequacies and loopholes that are currently in the system. There are 54 or 55 countries in Africa, if they don't like it they can move on. This is the problem with us Kenyans, we want to be seen as welcoming and accommodating, yet our own people are suffering! You cannot be looking out for others before you have taken care of yourself!

[@Sukariguru374]

Exactly ​@@kjerit630

[@soinda87]

@@kjerit630what about the other people there? For years. “Weupe”

[@kjerit630]

Of course this applies to them too, land reform is to protect the the current and future generations and it includes correcting past injustices and errors. So their day is coming, worry not! It does not mean we continue moving blindly.

[@marym-w2e]

@soinda87 this one he has no problem with but our own it's a problem

[@anilasharma2371]

My parents and grandparents paid for the land , There are greedy people who were waiting for land number and deed number, Somehow they managed to get hold of No. I am the rightful succession in this case , but they have sidelined me as a child at that time, they inherited parcels land illegally.

[@themutindasfarm]

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[@RBG1st]

Watu weusi wanaokuja Afrika sio wageni. Alinunua ardhi hiyo kihalali. Ni wazi kuwa hili ni tatizo la serikali. Hakikisha hii inakuwa habari wakati wazungu wanafanya hivyo.

[@MKPrin76]

Kenya is not the ONLY country in Africa and sentiments and emotions do NOT solve problems. We first sanitize and reform the rotten land ownership system, to ensure the rights of locals, are protected through legislation and policy to infinity, so that they cannot be altered by regime change or economic shifts. Then we can start calling others our "brothers and sisters" under the guise of buying land. Visiting the country is fine and should be encouraged!

[@felix-do4yj]

So many white people own land in Kenya but I have not seen you cover those

[@ananciataodindo7044]

And this very wrong

[@MzansiDiski27]

You Kenyans worship Capitalism, and you kept laughing at Tanzanians for embracing Socialism. Now, relax let you compete for anything.

[@LynnNgugi]

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