National Land Commission (NLC) Commissioner Susan Khakasa Oyatsi has called for urgent action to protect public school land from encroachment, grabbing and competing interests. She made the call at the 2026 KECSHA/KCB National Annual General Meeting and Conference in Mombasa. Her message is that the school of the future must stand on secure land, and that this means proper documentation, surveying and titling.
What the Commissioner told school heads
Commissioner Oyatsi joined Basic Education Principal Secretary John Ololtuaa and other education leaders and stakeholders at the conference. She delivered a presentation titled ‘Land for Learning: Securing and Sustaining the School of the Future’.
She stressed that public school land needs protection from encroachment, grabbing and competing interests, and that proper documentation, surveying and titling are the way to secure it. She said every school deserves secure land on which to grow, innovate and provide quality education for generations to come, and that securing school land today safeguards Kenya’s educational future.
What Piga Nduru is
The NLC is championing the protection of school land as a national priority through its Piga Nduru (Raise the Alarm) Initiative. The NLC describes Piga Nduru as a nationwide public school titling campaign. Schools are encouraged to report land issues affecting their land, so that the Commission can intervene in good time and process legal ownership documents.
The NLC has taken the message to other school heads’ meetings. On 27 June 2026, Commissioner Oyatsi urged members of the Kenya Senior School Heads Association, at their annual conference in Mombasa, to ensure their institutions are titled.
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NLC Vice Chairperson Dr Julie Oseko has said Homa Bay is the pilot county for the school land protection initiative, and that the Commission plans to repeat the approach across the country if it succeeds. She has also said that where investigations establish that land was reserved for a school, the Commission would pursue its return to the institution.
What school heads can do
The NLC’s message to schools has two parts. The first is to have school land properly documented, surveyed and titled. The second is to report land issues to the Commission, rather than staying silent. The NLC’s official channels are the landcommission.go.ke website and the @NLC_Kenya account on X.