Report on the audit of national and county policy and legislation in the land and physical planning sector. 2018. Kenya Law Reform Commission, Council and Governors

This audit addresses two critical aspects of land law and policy: land tenure and land use. Although the Constitution has altered the land governance framework, Kenya’s primary land tenure regime is still anchored mainly in the national government. The national government has immense control over land registration, regulation, and definition and enforcement of property rights and contracts. Counties definitely have roles in these functions but they need to define those roles and ensure that the Constitutional imperatives of devolution, sustainable development, stakeholder engagement and public participation, are followed.