Land Cabinet Secretary nominee Alice Wahome has projected that the full digitization of land records will require an additional five years to complete.
Appearing before MPs for vetting, Wahome estimated that the process will cost between Sh35 billion and Sh40 billion. “We have completed the digitization in Nairobi, and the work is currently underway in Mombasa. We expect to finish in Isiolo within the next month,” she stated.
The digitization effort, which began in 2018, is a detailed process involving the validation and manual verification of records from various state departments. Wahome mentioned that the ministry is collaborating with 27 counties to advance the initiative.
She addressed a query from Likoni MP Mishi Mboko, who sought details on the digitization roadmap. Wahome responded by highlighting the substantial government funding allocated to the project and outlined the legal framework supporting it.
The digitization project aims to transition land records from manual registers to a digital database, as stipulated by the Land Registration Act No. 3 of 2012, which requires land registrars to maintain secure and accessible records. The Land Registration (Electronic Transactions) Regulations, 2020 further define the legal parameters for this process.
