KenyaKE

Article 68 — Parliament shall—

Article
68
Index row title
Parliament shall—
Source document
The Kenya Constitution
Provision ID
1da59599-a134-47c3-b69d-d37eb1484174

154 words

Verbatim text

(a) revise, consolidate and rationalise existing land laws; (b) revise sectoral land use laws in accordance with the principles set out in Article 60 (1); and (c) enact legislation— (i) to prescribe minimum and maximum land holding acreages in respect of private land; (ii) to regulate the manner in which any land may be converted from one category to another; (iii) to regulate the recognition and protection of matrimonial property and in particular the matrimonial home during and on the termination of marriage; (iv) to protect, conserve and provide access to all public land; (v) to enable the review of all grants or dispositions of public land to establish their propriety or legality; (vi) to protect the dependants of deceased persons holding interests in any land, including the interests of spouses in actual occupation of land; and (vii) to provide for any other matter necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Chapter.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 68 of the Constitution of Kenya.
  • The row is titled “Parliament shall—”.
  • The passage runs to about 154 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions property — it addresses property, possession, or taking property compulsorily (the words used: “property”).

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