The Kenya Land Alliance (KLA) is not-for profit and non-partisan umbrella network of Civil Society Organisations and Individuals committed to effective advocacy for the reform of policies and laws governing land in Kenya.
Mission:
To facilitate participatory and comprehensive land and natural resource policy, legislative and institutional reforms through networking, information generation, sharing, advocacy and empowerment.
Vision:
KLA envisions a society in which all people are assured of sustainable livelihoods through secure and equitable access to and utilization of land and natural resources.
Our Goal :
Assured security of access to land and natural resources for livelihood enhancement.
Objectives:
To achieve its goal, KLA embarked on establishing a focal point for co-ordinating information gathering, sharing and networking among potential member organisations, professionals and individuals involved in land reform initiatives in Kenya. This core focus has been informed by the following objectives:
To facilitate networking, information gathering and sharing among the members and others locally, regionally and globally.
To sensitise Civil Society, Government, donors and the public in order to create greater understanding of what is needed to secure and protect the land rights of the rural and urban poor and other disadvantaged groups.
To contribute to the debate on land reform by generating policy and legal options.
To actively lobby and advocate for policy and legislative reforms.
Activities/Main areas of work:
1. Strategic Relationships for Land Reforms’ at national level
2. Enhanced Land Policy Advocacy Work
3. Networking and Land Constituencies Capacity Building
4. Networking Activities KLA
Coverage:
Kenya
Beneficiaries:
rural and urban poor
Membership/Affiliations:
– LANDNET EAST AFRICA
– ESCR NET
