FAQ

Dispute resolution mechanisms under traditional and customary laws Mediation Arbitration Courts e.g. the Land and Environment Court.

Natural resources within the community should be managed sustainably, with accountability and transparency and should benefit the whole community on the basis of equitable sharing. Any investment relating to exploitation of natural resources shall be agreed between the investor and the community according to Article 71 of the Constitution. Benefit sharing will be at 30%

A Committee may upon application and with approval of the community assembly may allocate part of the community land to a member or a group of members of the community for exclusive use and occupation but no separate title shall be issued for such parcel e.g. grazing rights, cultural or religious rights.

Yes! Community land may be converted to public or private land through compulsory acquisition, transfer, surrender, or allocation by the Community Land Management Committees but this has to be agreed upon through a County Assembly.

Community land shall NOT be disposed of or otherwise used except in terms of legislation specifying the nature and extent of the rights of members of each community individually and collectively.

There will be a register of all Community lands in Kenya. Communities will be registered as corporate bodies and a register maintained. Registrations will be done in the name of the community. Community Assemblies will be held annually in which every member of the community shall be entitled to attend and participate. Community Land Management

Community land is all land used traditionally or historically for communal purposes and land used as a Community Settlement area. It is identified on the basis of ethnicity, culture, and similar community of interest. It also includes land lawfully held, managed, or used by specific communities as community forests, grazing areas, shrines, Ancestral lands, and

They are rights derived from customary law, customs or practices.

This is a group of people enjoying common rights, privileges, interests or living in the sam