A proposal has been floated to the Kenyan government to introduce this technoloy at the land registry where it can increase efficiency and decrease fraud. Blockchain will link an individual’s property with his or her details while sharing out the preservation of records to all interested parties.Blockchain solves the problem of manipulation. By design, blockchains are inherently resistant to modification of the data. This increases security and makes it possible to open up the system to verification and transparency without worrying about distortions. Interested parties can monitor land transactions such as who is selling the land, who owns the land and also keep tabs of the transfer footprints. This digital information can be distributed and redistributed but not copied.
Blockchain database isn’t stored in any single location. This means that unlike the current system where land database is controlled by an individual or individuals at the lands office in Nairobi, with blockchain the information is hosted by thousands of computers across the country and beyond. Basically anyone with access to internet and is interested in the database can share in it as they continually reconcile their interests in the database. It creates a high degree of accountability since transactions are no longer at the mercy of an individual.
Some countries are already using this technology and the proposal to introduce it in Kenya is a godsend. There is no doubt that it will get rid of land brokers and enhance efficiency. It will also deal with the land grabbing menace.
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