The article discusses how many smallholder settlement schemes were created in Kenya after 1980, despite the belief that they ended in the early 1980s. The Kenyan government continues to establish new schemes and restructure older ones to address land issues and promote economic opportunities. A project in 2018 digitized maps of over 500 settlement schemes, and research at the University of Nairobi uncovered 31 theses on these schemes, providing valuable information on their history, statistics, and impacts. This inventory of theses serves as a resource for future researchers interested in Kenyan land settlement schemes.