Kenya’s economy has been resilient over the years. In the recent past, it has remained strong even with the COVID-19 shock, with real gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by 7.5 per cent in 2021 compared to 0.3 per cent when the effects of the pandemic were very severe. Despite Kenya registering growth in GDP over the last two decades, food insecurity remains an enormous challenge, with close to 10 million people suffering from chronic food insecurity and poor nutrition (GoK, 2011). In 2021, Kenya was ranked 87th out of 116 countries under the Global Hunger Index, with the hunger level categorised as serious. Agriculture has remained the dominant sector of the economy, accounting for about 22.4 per cent (KNBS 2021). The sector has recorded mixed performance in the recent past. In addition to the challenges of Drought, other climate-related challenges continue to undermine the country’s food system. Food production in the country is not in tandem with the population growth, which has necessitated imports to fill the gap. There has been a gradual increase in food imports. Data from the KNBS (2023) shows that food imports both for household consumption and processing have been on a rising trend. Between 2017 and 2021, imported foods for household consumption rose by 23.2 percent from Kshs.. 185.4 to Kshs.. 228.4. Even more critical is the increase in the proportion of food imports as a percentage of total imports of goods in the country, which has risen from 10 to 17 per cent over the last decade. This, in actual terms, translates to a 2.5-fold increase from $1.2 billion to US$3.0 billion. In turn, this has increased the country’s vulnerability to global food shocks, such as supply bottlenecks occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021 and global conflicts. The current state of the Kenyan food system is unsustainable. A sustainable food and land use transformation matters for Kenya as evidence indicates that Kenya is increasingly becoming food insecure amid other food systems concerns. Among the key issues on the Government of Kenya’s (GOK) priorities is transforming food systems to ensure food and nutritional security for the population. Kenya’s food and nutritional insecurity situation has pushed food imports to a record high. The challenges in food systems, if not dealt with, could derail the progress Kenya has made in delivering a sustainable food and land use system, as well as other socio-economic gains that have been made. The complexity of the challenges in Kenya’s food system requires partnerships and collaboration between relevant stakeholders.