ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Land Act
160. General power to make regulations
Edition: 2025-11-04 · In force
160. General power to make regulations
(1)The Commission or the Cabinet Secretary, where applicable, make regulations prescribing anything which may be prescribed under this Act and generally for the better carrying into effect of the purposes and provisions of this Act and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may prescribe—(a)the forms to be used in connection with this Act;(b)the management of the Land Compensation Fund;(c)the use and management of public rights of way created under this Act;(d)procedures to be followed with respect to the making of any claim for compensation and the payment of any compensation under this Act;(e)the manner of assessing value of an interest in land; or(f)the minimum and maximum land holding acreages in respect of private land.(2)Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Commission shall have the powers to make regulations—(a)to secure the land rights of the minority communities to individually or collectively access and use land and land based resources following an inventory of the existing minority communities to obtain a clear assessment of their status and land rights;(b)to prevent and manage land based disasters and to provide for settlement in the event of natural disasters;(c)to establish, plan and manage refugee camps;(d)to deal with issues that arise from internal displacement of persons and provide for the settlement of the internally displaced persons; and(e)with respect to squatters—(i)to establish appropriate mechanisms for their removal from unsuitable land and their settlement;(ii)to facilitate negotiation between private owners and squatters in cases of squatter settlements found on private land;(iii)to transfer unutilized land and land belonging to absentee land owners to squatters; and(iv)to facilitate the regularization of existing squatter settlements found on public and community land for purposes of upgrading or development.