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Setting the record: What the Land Laws Amendment Bill means

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Lands CS Alice Wahome. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]


The contentious Land Laws Amendment Bill (2023) has sparked considerable debate and opposition, with many Kenyans opposing its provision requiring freehold landowners to pay an annual land levy.

Speaking on Spice FM, Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome argued that the Bill was completely misinterpreted.

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