Was the colonialists’ approach to the land question better?

Framers of the 1995 Constitution are optimistic that the full implementation of the 1998 Land Act could help mitigate rampant land disputes. They believe the land law, which is rooted in the 1995 Constitution, provides for the establishment of a Land Fund through which the government is empowered to purchase land from landlords for the benefit of tenants on disputed land. The government first implemented it, but stopped in 2017 to determine why land disputes were not ending. JACKSON ONYANGO has been looking into what was initially seen as a historical injustice, but might have been a well-intentioned move by colonialists.