Land Action Network

About Us

History

LAN was born by a local group of ten young professionals, as a youth self- help group in 2012, whom by then perceived oil development as anew and strange discovery in Kenya. The inner intention was to empower the local illiterate pastoralists with accurate, reliable and informative education awareness to enhance land rights protection since land ownership was under trust land which through the community land act latter in 2016 was recognized as the largest parcel of unregistered land eyed by mega projects infrastructure development and increased appetite for land grabbers for urbanization expansion.

Land Action Network-LAN is a community-based organization founded on people’s driven initiatives. The idea and dream of her formation was generated during oil discovery in Turkana County, Kenya. In 2012 and after intensive mobilization and advocacy; it acquired formal registration on 2nd October 2015 by the ministry of Social Services Department of National Government

The institution is governed by board of Management comprising of 5 officials (2male & 3 female) elected through annual general assembly every three years. The board formulates policies and makes governing decisions, responsible for providing strategic directions and linkages with donors, development partners and targeted groups amid communities the institution it serves.

Our key areas are on community land rights, environment and climate change.
Our focus is on empowering women, the elderly, youth, People with Disabilities, pastoralists and other marginalized groups. Amplify voices and protecting the pastoralist’s local community and enhance equal benefit from oil development investment by empowering the marginalized community cadre through provision of skills for life interventions and advocating for indigenous pastoralist. The organization has a sound institutional structure and has experienced field staffs who have previously worked for Covid 19 project, land rights and human rights protection.

Our Organizational Goals

As enshrined in our by-laws our primary goal is to advocate, educate, empower and enhance pastoralist’s capacity to claim for service delivery in Turkana south constituency by empowering the marginalized community cadre through provision of skills for life interventions to the indigenous communities.

Our Vision

We envision having a land right barrier free, inclusive community that’s just, socially and economically empowered.

Our mission

To advocate, educate and strengthen community land grass roots initiatives through capacity building.

Our Goal

To empower indigenous pastoralist communities through legal empowerment initiatives.

Our objectives

To promote environment initiatives and safeguarding natural environment.
To mainstream environmental governance and conservation initiatives.
To normalize peace/reconciliation amid warring communities
To advocate and influence public policy, quality of governance/entrenching participatory and transparent service delivery.
To advocate for land rights access and natural resources through provision of legal empowerment.

Main activities and achievements of the organisation in the last 3 years

Secured human rights funding on strengthening organization digital security management
Secured small grants from Community Resource Exchange for case collection for Lokichar Lamu Crude Oil Project-(LLCOP) project affected persons.
Facilitated 2 communities to national Government, ministry of lands for acknowledgement of interest on community land registration with support from NAMATI.
Training communities on land Act of 2016
identification and enhancing formation of two local groups (Loperot women Group and Amakat Youth Groups) land rights champions
Successful formation of human rights defenders’ network in 2018

board of management

The organization is managed by board of management consisting of 5 members (2 male and 3 female)

Ms. Marioline Arot

BOM Chairperson.

She is a graduate of the Kenya Assemblies of God East Africa School of Theology. She is a mentor, a mother, and passionate about spirituality and working for a better world.

Ms. Ruth Echoto

Educationist

Her expertise transcends early childhood development, and she professionally works to uplift and empower indigenous pastoralist children.

Mr. Lokai Charles

A Development Enthusiast

A development enthusiast, a visionary, a human rights defender, and activist. He is a leader passionate about securing human rights and socioeconomic empowerment for vulnerable groups.

Mr. Peter Ebei

professional trainer A professional trainer and Technical Vocational Education Training examiner. He is professionally a tutor and teacher for vocational skills.

Mr. Jack Ekiru

financialist

A financially certified public accounting professional young man. He represents the youth.

Pastor Joseph Kole

Chairperson

Conflict Resolution and Disciplinary Committe.

Technical advisort

Priscah Ekaale

Gender expert

She is a gender expert, holding a Bachelor of Arts with an extensive background in humanitarian innovation approaches. She is passionate about gender empowerment, inclusion, and decision-making.

Ewoi Ekuwom

Organisational Voluteer
Climate change expert

He is a climate change expert, with dependable skills, a strategist, critical innovator, and possessing extensive knowledge in programming and design.