• Contact: Isaac Tobiko
  • Address: ​​P.O. Box 4552 – 30200 Kitale, Kenya. ​
  • Phone: +254724804970
  • Email: thechair@clan-kenya.org
  • Web: www.clan-kenya.org
  • Members:
    ​​CLAN!​

​​CLAN!​

Community Land Action Now!

Member since: 2024

Working towards these commitments

Respect, protect and strengthen the land rights of women and men living in poverty, ensuring that no one is deprived of the use and control of the land on which their well-being and human dignity depend, including through eviction, expulsion or exclusion, and with compulsory changes to tenure undertaken only in line with international law and standards on human rights.
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Secure Tenure Rights

Ensure gender justice in relation to land, taking all necessary measures to pursue both de jure and de facto equality, enhancing the ability of women to defend their land rights and take equal part in decision-making, and ensuring that control over land and the benefits that are derived thereof are equal between women and men, including the right to inherit and bequeath tenure rights.
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Equal land rights for women

Respect and protect the inherent land and territorial rights of indigenous peoples, as set out in ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including by recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge and cultures contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment".
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Secure territorial rights for Indigenous Peoples

Enable the role of local land users in territorial and ecosystem management, recognizing that sustainable development and the stewardship of ecosystems are best achieved through participatory decision-making and management at the territorial-level, empowering local land users and their communities with the authority, means and incentives to carry out this responsibility.
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Locally-managed ecosystems

Prevent and remedy land grabbing, respecting traditional land use rights and local livelihoods, and ensuring that all large-scale initiatives that involve the use of land, water and other natural resources comply with human rights and environmental obligations and are based on: the free, prior and informed consent of existing land users; a thorough assessment of economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts with respect to both women and men; democratic planning and independent oversight; and transparent contracts that respect labour rights, comply with social and fiscal obligations and are specific and binding on the sharing of responsibilities and benefits. Where adverse impacts on human rights and legitimate tenure rights have occurred, concerned actors should provide for, and cooperate in, impartial and competent mechanisms to provide remedy, including through land restitution and compensation.
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Effective actions against land grabbing

Respect and protect the civil and political rights of human rights defenders working on land issues, combat the stigmatization and criminalisation of peaceful protest and land rights activism, and end impunity for human rights violations, including harassment, threats, violence and political imprisonment
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Protected land rights defenders

Mission

​​Build solidarity, share knowledge and support IPLCs to secure community lands and other natural resources.​

Objectives

​​1.To provide a platform for IPLCs from all over Kenya to meet, brainstorm and share experiences for increased shared awareness, knowledge and solidarity to meet the challenges associated with securing their lands;

​2.To serve as a platform for engagement and advocacy with State and non-State actors, in particular for fast and fair implementation of the Community Land Act,2016;

​3.To ensure effective participation of communities at the county level as full partners in processes of securing community land and management of natural resources;

​4.To ensure entrenchment of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) as a standard practice in processes of governance and management of community land and natural resources;

​5.To serve as a platform on which State1, private2 and community 3 actors engage and discuss on interests towards Rights Based Approaches on responsible investments on community lands;

​6.To collaborate, work and liaise with individuals and organizations for technical, financial and material support in achieving its objectives.​

Constituencies

​​CLAN is a network of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Kenya. It was established in 2018 to share knowledge and build solidarity for tackling multiple land and natural resources related issues, in particular formalization of community land rights.​

  • Contact: Isaac Tobiko
  • Address: ​​P.O. Box 4552 – 30200 Kitale, Kenya. ​
  • Phone: +254724804970
  • Email: thechair@clan-kenya.org
  • Web: www.clan-kenya.org
  • Members:
    ​​CLAN!​