Abstract
Abstract: In the process of urbanization, the peri-urban areas are often the front line of urban transformation and transition and therefore potential zones of conflicts over land tenure arrangements. This study sought to explore land tenure arrangements, administration and governance in the peri-urban zones of Kisumu city. The objective was to provide empirical evidence on the conflicts and emerging governance issues in Kisumu city. In this working paper, we recognize three main drivers as being particularly important for facilitating equitable land use and therefore good outcomes from urbanization in Kisumu; Sound land use planning, smoothly functioning land and housing markets and capable and responsive land market. The results, based on the insights gained through conversational interviews as well as desk-top reviews show that public land tenure, leaseholds, freeholds and community land tenure systems are the most widespread in the study area. Holding land under leasehold and freehold tenure appears to be more widespread within peri-urban fringe. Whereas elaborate town planning criteria should ideally direct resource allocation, the challenge for Kisumu like other developing towns and cities is that it has been developing against a backdrop of poor urban planning practice.
Highlights
The 21st century urban space and time is being shaped by dynamic forces of urbanization- that is occurring both formally and informally (UN-Habitat, 2014).informality development forces have often outpaced the formal urban development forces and has consistently failed to supply developable land at affordable prices to majority urban poor populace
Informality development forces have often outpaced the formal urban development forces and has consistently failed to supply developable land at affordable prices to majority urban poor populace. Proliferation of these settlements to a large extent, symbolize the systemic failure of the urban land use planning process and land registration systems existing in many African cities
The result from this paper shows that large swath of land in Kisumu city’s peri-urban fringe is yet to be properly adjudicated
Summary
The 21st century urban space and time is being shaped by dynamic forces of urbanization- that is occurring both formally and informally (UN-Habitat, 2014).informality development forces have often outpaced the formal urban development forces and has consistently failed to supply developable land at affordable prices to majority urban poor populace. In developing countries like Kenya, the rapid rate of urbanization have far exceeded the capacity of national and county governments to manage urban growth leading to an “urban crisis” This crisis has manifested itself in uncontrolled expansion or urban sprawl that is accompanied by the growth of informal settlements, deterioration of the quality of urban life especially for the low-income cohorts and diminishing employment opportunities among others. The tremendous growth being experienced especially in the urban fringe zones has to a larger extent overwhelmed the formal planning system capacity in providing serviced land and plots for development This among other factors has made informality the major driving force shaping urban growth in fringe zones of the city. Most of the informal neighborhoods that continue to proliferate are characterized by informal building activity that has
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