RCMRD Trains 55 African Officials on Digital Land Record Systems in Nairobi

Think about what happens when someone buys a plot of land, or when a family passes land down to the next generation. Someone has to keep track of who owns what. Across Africa, that work is moving from paper files to computer systems, making it faster to check land ownership, harder to lose or fake records, and easier to catch mistakes.

But replacing paper with computers is not enough. If the data going in is wrong, the system will simply repeat the same mistakes faster. Countries also need reliable internet and equipment, clear rules about who can see or change records, and a way for the land system to “talk to” other government systems, such as tax records or building permits.