IMPROVE EFFICIENCYThe National Land Policy (Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2009) recommended that the country shifts its old land transactions process to the National Land Information Management System to improve efficiency, affordability, security of tenure and confidence in land ownership documents. For the first time since the efforts began, the Lands ministry published draft regulations needed to give effect to the policy — a milestone of historic proportions. AdvertisementIt turns out, however, that the ministry by-passed the NLC in formulating regulations relating to the commission’s legal mandate. In a stinging rejoinder to Ms Karoney dated May 7, NLC chairman Gershom Otachi dismissed the draft Land Transactions (Electronic) Regulations 2020, as legally invalid.

Source: Daily Nation May 27, 2020 06:00 UTC