The law has however been silent on the treatment of the private land leases, prompting the review of the Act. Section 23 (2) of the Land Act expressly mandates the NLC to issue leases or licences for public land before they are registered by the Chief Lands Registrar. The review of the Land Act through the proposed Statute Law (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill will empower the land secretary to issue private leases, relegating the National Land Commission (NLC) to just registering the approved documents. “The Bill proposes to amend the land Act, 2012, to introduce a new provision which provides that a leases or licence for private land be issued by the Cabinet Secretary and registered by the Chief Land Registrar,” says the Bill. The law has however been silent on the treatment of the private land leases, prompting the review of the Act.

Source: Daily Nation April 21, 2018 05:37 UTC