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The National Land Commission of Kenya is an independent government commission whose establishment was provided for by the Constitution of Kenya to, amongst other things, manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments, initiate investigations into present or historical land injustices and recommend appropriate redress, and monitor and have oversight responsibilities over ...
Upon detailed review of land-related laws in Kenya, official reports concerning the land issue by government and non-government bodies, documents and records submitted by ministries and public bodies, and reports and memoranda by professional associations and members of the public, the Commission categorised its findings [3] according to three broad types of public land:
The Njonjo Commission of Inquiry into Land Law systems was a Kenya Government Commission established in 1999. It was focused on coming up with principles of a National Land Policy framework, the constitutional position of land and formulation of a new institutional framework for land administration.
Land law is the form of law that deals with the rights to use, alienate, or exclude others from land. In many jurisdictions, these kinds of property are referred to as real estate or real property, as distinct from personal property. Land use agreements, including renting, are an important intersection of property and contract law.
Undertake the examination of particular branches of the law and formulate proposals for their reform; Prepare comprehensive programmes for the consolidation of the law; Draw the attention of the Minister to any proposal for reform if, in the opinion of the Commission, such proposal has or is likely to have an adverse effect on the country as a ...
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for Colonies, set up the three-man Kenya Land Commission chaired by Sir William Morris Carter, with Captain Frank O'Brien Wilson and Mr. Rupert William Hemsted. They were to investigate African land claims in Kenya and the problems caused by lack of clear land titles for Africans. [1]
In the spring of 2011, the World Bank urged Kenya’s finance ministry to end the evictions until the bank could help the government work out a plan for addressing the Sengwer’s concerns. According to bank officials, Kenyan authorities agreed to stop the evictions until they found new land where the Sengwer could relocate.
Capital punishment in Kenya; City Council Cemetery Land Scandal; Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution; Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (Kenya) Commission Inquiring into the Insurance Industry; Commission on Administrative Justice; Commission on Revenue Allocation; Commissions and Independent Offices of Kenya