THE LAND LAW REFORMS IN KENYA.

THE LAND LAW REFORMS IN KENYA.

During the clamor for change and reforms in Kenya, one of the most prominent issues that Kenyans   agitated for was reforms in land administration and management. It is in this regard that the constitution of Kenya 2010 endeavored to satisfy this clamor, by providing amongst other things a reformed legal framework for the administration, use and management of land in Kenya.

The constitution of Kenya 2010, establishes a legal framework on land by providing inter alia; Definitions of land and land systems in Kenya as well as setting out a land legislative obligation on Parliament.

It is in response to this legislative obligation that parliament enacted new land regime in 2012, namely; The Land Act 2012, The Land Registration Act 2012 and The National Land Commission Act 2012.These Legal regime replaced the past regimes which included amongst other laws; The Land Titles Act,The Registration of Titles Act, The Registration of Land Act, The Government Land Act and The Indian Transfer of Property Act.

The New Land Regime In Kenya

 The new land regime in Kenya comprises of The Constitution of Kenya 2010, The Land Act 2012, The Land Registration Act 2012 and The National Land Commission Act 2012.