Lands PS Presents 2026/2027 Budget Estimates before National Assembly Lands Committee

Principal Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning, Generali Nixon Korir, today appeared before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Lands to present the State Department’s 2026/2027 Financial Year Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure.

The session, chaired by Joash Nyamoko, focused on the Department’s budget implementation status, project progress, revenue performance, pending bills, financing sources, and the alignment of programmes with the Government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
While briefing the Committee, the PS informed Members that the State Department currently has no pending bills from the previous financial year, reaffirming the Department’s commitment to prudent financial management and accountability.

Hon. Korir further highlighted the State Department’s improving revenue performance, noting that following the introduction of the National Stamp Duty Module (NSDM) and enhanced revenue inspection exercises, the Department is on course to surpass the revenue targets set by the National Treasury in Stamp Duty collection.

The PS, however, observed that revenue collection from Land Rent remains below target, expressing optimism that the proposed Land Laws Amendment Bill 2026 will unlock the sector’s full revenue potential once enacted.

He also noted that Appropriation-in-Aid (AIA) collections for the 2025/2026 Financial Year have remained below projections due to the demand-driven nature of services and leakages arising from manual processes in registries that are yet to be digitized.

“To eliminate person-to-person interactions, there is need to fully digitize our processes end-to-end in order to curb collusion and other malpractices within the revenue ecosystem,” the PS told the Committee.

Hon. Korir further emphasized that the proposed budgetary allocation will play a critical role in addressing policy and legislative gaps while fast-tracking the State Department’s digitization programme.

“In our previous engagement with this Committee during the Mombasa retreat, I indicated that this funding will help address the numerous challenges affecting the State Department, particularly in policy reforms and digitization,” he stated.

The Principal Secretary appealed to the Committee to support the Department’s initial budget proposal and future requests for additional funding through the Supplementary Estimates for the 2026/2027 Financial Year.

The approved 2026 Budget Policy Statement allocated the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning Kshs 10.95 billion, while the proposed estimates tabled before the Committee stand at Kshs 15.88 billion, representing a variance of Kshs 4.93 billion aimed at supporting critical programmes and improved service delivery across the country.
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