Makueni County Commissioner, Khalif Abdullahi, has praised the public participation forums for enabling stakeholders, give their views, concerns and recommendations on proposed regulations.
Abdullahi said this on Wednesday during a Public Participation Draft Historical Land Injustice Regulations, 2026, held at Green Park in Wote Town in Makueni Sub-county that was organized by the National Land Commission (NLC).
He said that the members of the public will contribute towards frameworks that promote justice, equity, transparency and protection of land rights, saying the citizens influence policies and regulations that affect them either directly or indirectly.
“Today’s forum provides an important opportunity for people of Makueni to know the functions of NLC, learn about the legal and administrative frameworks governing historical land injustices,” said Abdullahi while addressing the participants who were drawn from all over the county on Wednesday.
“They will give their views, concerns and recommendations on the proposed regulations. Contribute towards frameworks that promote justice, equity, transparency and protect land rights. Public participation is not merely a statutory and constitutional requirement but an avenue through which citizens can influence policies and regulations that affect them directly or indirectly,” he added.
The Administrator said that land is a very important resource that connects people to livelihoods, housing, and provides identity and social stability to the residents of the county.
“Land is one of the most important resources in the County. it is not merely an economic asset. It connects people to livelihoods, housing, agriculture investment and gives social stability. matters land need meaningful participation,” the administrator posed.
Speaking at the public participation forum, the NLC Chairperson, Dr. Abdullahi Sagaff Alawy, lauded the people of Makueni for their input, which he said, will go a long way in addressing the historical injustices.
Alawy particularly lauded the residents for pointing out the need to ensure the time frame of dealing with cases should not take more than one year.
“It has been recommended here that cases should not take more than a year. Documentation and timeliness have also been emphasized in this meeting,” Alawy observed when he opened the public participation forum, Wednesday.
During the period, the participants were informed that the NLC has been able to deal with Nine cases of historical injustices out of the 15 they received, saying the other Six did not meet the threshold of historical injustices.
The members of the public emphasized the need for the commission to take the shortest time in addressing historical land injustices so that the affected people can get justice quickly.
By Patrick Nyakundi/James Muindi
