THE NINTH MEETING OF THE INSTITUTE OF LAND SURVEYING EXPERTS HELD IN MOMBASA

The ninth meeting of the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) has been held in Mombasa, with this year's main theme being Change, Succeed, Sustainability: Land Development and the Built Environment in the Face of Change". This meeting, which is expected to last for two days, aims to show the importance of using innovative methods and sustainable methods in the land sector and the built environment, when this sector is facing major changes.


 This meeting provides a platform for regional and international leaders from the land and built environment sector to connect and exchange ideas, while working together towards the implementation of the vision to protect the future of this sector or the great challenges of this era. Some of those challenges include climate change, rapid urban growth, digital transformation, and changes in the demographic structure, things that require major changes in society.


 The president of ISK, Eric Nyadimo, has said that the biggest challenge faced by the land sector is the problem of recording land information with an analog system. He said that the government has started the process of changing the data storage system from the traditional system to a digital and modern system, through the ARDHI SASA project, which has started to be implemented in the cities of Nairobi and Murang'a. He explained that these changes will help resolve conflicts related to land management.


 Nyadimo also spoke about the challenges of the land boundary system, where he said some land boundaries have not been properly measured, are uncoordinated, and cannot be incorporated into a single management system. 


 "We still insist as an institution that it is important to abandon general boundary services and encourage the change of boundaries that are separated geometrically to reduce conflicts and ensure that all land records are kept in one system," said Nyadimo.


 In addition, the President of ISK added that their institution continues to work closely with the Land Surveyors Board, who are the regulators of this sector, to deal with the problem of unskilled land surveyors (quacks). ).


 According to Nyadimo, only 20 to 30 percent of the land has been properly measured, while 70 to 80 percent of the land has not been properly measured.

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