NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY 2007

INTRODUCTION

 The policy was formed in 2017 to eradicate land

problems such;
 Rapid urbanization
 Inadequate land use planning
 Unsustainable agricultural and industrial production
methods
 Poor environmental management
 Poor cultural practices
 Inappropriate ecosystem protection and management
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT
 The country is experiencing urban problems hence to
ensure sustainable urbanization and development , the
government shall;
 Undertake an audit and map out the number and location of
informal settlements and provide legal security of tenure;
 Provide funding and mobilize resources for upgrading of
informal settlements;
 Create an enabling environment for urban development and
public-private partnerships in the housing sector;
 Establish land banks and make land available for investment,
development redistribution, restitution and resettlement;
 Project the actual land requirement for urban development,
delineate and fix urban boundaries after every 10 year period.
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND
MANAGEMENT.
 Harmonize urban plans with the long term national
development plans
 Undertake the development of secondary towns.
 Protect agricultural land from indiscriminate extensions.
 Manage spatial growth of areas for adequate development.
 Consider the re-conceptualization of zoning and sub-division
control,
 Provide efficient amenities for urban settlements;
 Create and protect green and recreational areas within urban
centres;
 Review building and planning
 Enhance awareness on the availability of affordable proto-
type plans for low-income housing.
URBAN ENVIRONMENT
MANAGEMENT.
 The government will overcome the urban related problems in
the following ways;
 Zone riparian areas, wetlands, escarpments, forests, open spaces
and parks in the urban areas
 Restore and reclaim riparian areas, wetlands, escarpments,
forests, open spaces and parks that may have been allocated.
 Promote appropriate waste management technologies (reduce,
recycle, reuse).
 Develop mechanisms to minimize air, water and land pollution;
 Develop strategy and framework for improving urban solid and
waste water management systems;
 Establish measures to regulate urban and peri-urban mining.