Sessional Paper No. 03 of 2009 on National Land Policy
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2009Author
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Ministry of Lands
Abstract/ Overview
This Sessional Paper was formulated to provide an overall framework and define the key measures required to address the critical issues of land administration, access to land, land use planning, restitution of historical injustices, environmental degradation, conflicts, unplanned proliferation of informal urban settlements, outdated legal framework, institutional framework and information management. ft also addresses constitutional issues, such as compulsory acquisition and development control as well as tenure. It recognizes the need for security of tenure for all Kenyans (all socio-economic groups, women, pastoral communities, informal settlement residents and other marginalized groups). The Sessional Paper designates all land in Kenya as Public, Community or Private. Most significantly, it recognizes and protects customary rights to land. It also recognizes and protects private land rights and provides for derivative rights from all categories of land rights holding.
Subject/ Keywords
Land Use Planning; Land Reclamation; Population Distribution; Private land; Land Tenure; Property Rights; Land Ownership
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Ministry of LandsSeries
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