National Land Commission

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The National Land Commission is an independent constitutional body in Kenya responsible for managing public land, advising on land policy, and overseeing land use and registration.

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Label Occurrences
National Land Commission canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent constitutional commission ⓘ
public body ⓘ
advises national government of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Government of Kenya
advisesOn land policy ⓘ
land registration programmes ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 67 of the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
establishedBy Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
National Land Commission Act ⓘ
governedBy Land Act, 2012 ⓘ
Land Registration Act, 2012 ⓘ
National Land Commission Act, 2012 ⓘ
hasFunction to develop and maintain an effective land information management system ⓘ
to maintain a register of public land ⓘ
to manage compulsory acquisition of land for public purposes ⓘ
to promote equitable access to land ⓘ
to promote sustainable land use ⓘ
hasLegalMandate advise the national government on a comprehensive programme for the registration of title in land throughout Kenya ⓘ
advise the national government on land policy ⓘ
assess tax on land and premiums on immovable property in designated areas ⓘ
conduct research related to land and the use of natural resources ⓘ
encourage the application of traditional dispute resolution mechanisms in land conflicts ⓘ
initiate investigations into present or historical land injustices ⓘ
manage and administer public land on behalf of county governments ⓘ
manage and administer public land on behalf of the national government ⓘ
manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments ⓘ
monitor and have oversight over land use and planning by public bodies ⓘ
monitor and have oversight responsibilities over land use planning throughout the country ⓘ
recommend appropriate redress for land injustices ⓘ
hasPower to hold inquiries into land matters ⓘ
to make recommendations on land-related legislation ⓘ
to require any person to provide information relating to public land ⓘ
headquartersLocation Nairobi ⓘ
independence independent of direction or control by any person or authority except as provided by the Constitution ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Kenya
legalBasis Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
locatedIn Kenya ⓘ
oversees allocation of public land ⓘ
land use planning on public land ⓘ
registration of interests in public land ⓘ
partOf land governance framework of Kenya ⓘ
responsibleFor management of public land ⓘ
oversight of land registration ⓘ
oversight of land use ⓘ
resolution of land disputes related to public land ⓘ
sector land administration ⓘ
natural resources management ⓘ
worksWith Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development ⓘ
county governments in Kenya ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Kenya → establishes → National Land Commission ⓘ