– Chairman Kpakio
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has launched its five-year strategic plan for 2025–2029, emphasizing that the development document aligns with the Government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID).
LLA Chairman Samuel F. Kpakio said the 2025–2029 strategic plan is the second revised strategy instrument of the entity, built on the achievements, experiences, and lessons learned from previous plans. He noted that the new strategy is fully aligned with the AAID.
He made the remarks on Friday, December 5, 2025, during the official program marking the launch of the strategic plan.
“We were able to create a revised five-year strategic plan to guide our core functions, focusing on four strategic directions for the aforementioned period aligned with the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), outlining the institution’s goals for 2025 to 2029,” Kpakio stated.
According to him, the plan aims to strengthen land governance and the legal framework, advance land use, deliver reliable land services, build staff capacity, and foster institutional development.
He explained that the strategic plan will broaden, deepen, and strengthen policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks, with a focus on reviewing surveying and mapping within the Land Administration Policy. It also seeks to create a new surveying and mapping law, draft regulations for public and government land acquisition, develop a land valuation bill and interim guidelines for property valuation, and amend title and deed registration laws, among others.
Kpakio added that the plan will strengthen the delivery of land services, enhance staff capacity, and support organizational development. This includes streamlining business processes in the land sector, implementing electronic revenue transfer nationwide, and finalizing fees for land-related services.
He also disclosed that the document outlines plans to finalize the transfer of zoning and property valuation staff and assets, review the LLA organogram, and secure suitable land and funding for a dedicated LLA headquarters.
“The document will strengthen the delivery of land services, records management, and undertake organizational development of the Liberia Land Authority to build its organizational capacity and capability as well as those of industry actors,” he said.
Furthermore, he noted that the LLA will collaborate with the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) to develop a land valuation program for taxation, implement joint valuation projects, establish procedures for integrating land information into a digital repository, and conduct training for the Customary Land Development and Management Committee (CLDMC).
Chairman Kpakio used the occasion to call on the government, particularly the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) and the Legislature, to increase budgetary support to the LLA. He also thanked the Government and development partners for their continued support, extending special appreciation to the Government of Sweden for its backing through the Sustainable Land Services Project (SLSL).
In remarks, Christopher Byren, Project Manager of the Sustainable Land Services Project, said the initiative—aligned with the LLA’s five-year strategic plan—will focus on land administration and capacity building.
Byren noted that through the World Bank, the SLSL project has supported the decentralization of the LLA in five counties and facilitated the installation of internet services. He added that the project will continue to support the Authority and will institute a digital land information system that will generate revenue and help the LLA become a financially sustainable institution.
The launch was attended by partners, staff of the LLA, members of the media, and other stakeholders.
The LLA, established in 2016, has led land reform efforts in Liberia, succeeding the former Land Commission with expanded functions in governance, administration, and land management.
