Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act

6. Protection from displacement

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

6. Protection from displacement

(1)The Government shall protect every human being against arbitrary displacement.

(2)Arbitrary displacement in the manner specified under principle 6(2) of the Guiding Principles is prohibited and shall constitute an offence punishable under this Act as specified in section 23.

(3)Displacement and relocation due to development projects shall only be lawful if justified by compelling and overriding public interests and in accordance with the conditions and procedures in Article 5 of the Protocol, Principles 7-9 of the Guiding Principles and as specified in sections 21-22 of this Act.

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Source: Kenya Law