Northern Corridor states to implement sustainable land management projects

CATHERINE MUINDI-PCO

The Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) partner states have affirmed their commitment to supporting the cluster by implementing sustainable land management projects under the Northern Corridor to ensure regional development and economic prosperity. The NCIP was initiated in 2013 and has been an avenue through which the Presidents of the member countries have spearheaded major infrastructure projects aimed at bolstering development and integration across the region. The member States have undertaken to prioritize land cluster initiatives including registration of community land, valuation of NCIP projects, sharing of geospatial data among others. Over the recent months, the partner States comprising Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and DRC have shown renewed vigor and commitment to implementation of projects. 

The NCIP has 14 Cluster groups each dealing with projects grouped together on the basis of their sector. Lands and Physical Planning Principal Secretary Nixon Korir chaired a Principal Secretaries/Permanent Secretaries meeting of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects as NCIP partner States prepare for the upcoming 15th Heads of State Summit. The meeting which reviewed Land Cluster projects was attended by delegations from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan. Korir said the report of the meeting of the cluster group will, after being signed by the respective Cabinet Secretaries/Ministers, form part of the agenda for the upcoming 15th Heads of State Summit of the NCIP. “Land is a very crucial factor for the Northern Corridor Projects and programmes, I assure you of my commitment to work together with you in matters of land acquisition for NCIP,” said Korir. He urged the Cluster to hold regular meetings for the effective realization of its deliverables and reiterated the importance of the regional meeting.