The Constitution of Kenya 2010

Chapter 5: LAND AND ENVIRONMENT

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60. Principles of land policy

60. (1) Land in Kenya shall be held, used and managed in a manner that is equitable, efficient, productive and sustainable, and in accordance with the following principles— ...

61. Classification of land

61. (1) All land in Kenya belongs to the people of Kenya collectively as a nation, as communities and as individuals. ...

62. Public land

62. (1) Public land is— ...

63. Community land

63. (1) Community land shall vest in and be held by communities identified on the basis of ethnicity, culture or similar community of interest. ...

64. Private land

64. Private land consists of — ...

65. Landholding by non-citizens

65. (1) A person who is not a citizen may hold land on the basis of leasehold tenure only, and any such lease, however granted, shall not exceed ninety-nine years. ...

66. Regulation of land use and property

66. (1) The State may regulate the use of any land, or any interest in or right over any land, in the interest of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public heal...

67. National Land Commission

67. (1) There is established the National Land Commission. ...

68. Legislation on land

68. Parliament shall— ...

69. Obligations in respect of the environment

69. (1) The State shall— ...

70. Enforcement of environmental rights

70. (1) If a person alleges that a right to a clean and healthy environment recognised and protected under Article 42 has been, is being or is likely to be, denied, violated, infri...

71. Agreements relating to natural resource

71. (1) A transaction is subject to ratification by Parliament if it— ...

72. Legislation relating to the environment

72. Parliament shall enact legislation to give full effect to the provisions of this Part....