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The Land Registration (Registration Units) Order

Legal Notice 277 of 2017

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LAWS OF KENYA

LAND REGISTRATION ACT

THE LAND REGISTRATION (REGISTRATION UNITS) ORDER

LEGAL NOTICE 277 OF 2017

  • Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXIX—No. 175 on 24 November 2017
  • Commenced on 24 November 2017
  1. [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]

1. Citation

This Order may be cited as the Land Registration (Registration Units) Order.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context requires—"Act" means the Land Registration Act (Cap. 300);"Cabinet Secretary" means the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to land;"registration unit" means a land registration unit constituted under section 6(1) of the Act;

3. Establishment of registration units

The Cabinet Secretary establishes registration units as set out in the First Schedule.

4. Commencing survey and other activities in a registration unit

(1)Upon establishment of a registration unit under regulation 3, the office or authority responsible for land survey shall commence the activities set out in section 6 of the Act, as applicable including the carrying out of such survey works as may be deemed necessary to enable the implementation of the Act.
(2)Where an area that had existing titles issued under the repealed Acts, the office or authority responsible for land survey shall prepare cadastral maps together with a conversion list, indicating the new and (where applicable) the old numbers for parcels of land within each registration unit or registration section/block.
(3)In carrying out the exercise in subparagraph (2) above, the office or authority responsible for land survey, shall ensure the accuracy and completeness of the conversion list and cadastral maps, and upon completion, shall submit the cadastral maps together with the conversion list to the Registrar.
(4)The Cabinet Secretary shall, within thirty days of receipt of the conversion list and cadastral maps from the Registrar, publish in the Gazette and in at least two daily newspapers of nationwide circulation, the conversion list and cadastral maps.
(5)The publication by the Cabinet Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (4) shall specify a date, not more than four months from the end date of publication, to be the date after which the registry shall be open to the public for transactions or dealings relating to parcels within the registration unit established under section 7 of the Act.
(6)The Cabinet Secretary shall send a copy of the publication under subparagraph (4) to the relevant county government for further dissemination to the public.

5. Objections to information in the conversion list and cadastral map

(1)Any person with an interest in land within the registration unit who is aggrieved by the information in the conversion list or the cadastral maps may, within ninety days from the date of publication under subparagraph 4(4),—
(a)make a complaint, in writing, in Form LRA 96 set out in the Second Schedule, to the Registrar in respect of the information contained in the conversion list and the cadastral maps; or
(b)apply to the Registrar in Form LRA 67 set out in the Sixth Schedule to the Land Registration (General) Regulations (sub. leg), for the regisration of a caution pending the clarification or resolution of any complaint.
(2)Despite subparagraph (1)(b), the Register may, for Purposes of preventing any fraud or improper dealing in the land, register a restriction on a parcel of land to last until the complaint is resolved.

6. Particulars by the complainant

An application to the Registrar under subparagraph 5(1)(b) shall contain—
(a)the name, address and telephone number of the complainant;
(b)the nature of the complaint;
(c)the grounds of the objection; and
(d)any other particulars as may be required by the Registrar.

7. Registrar to resolve issues in the conversion list

(1)The Registrar shall, within ninety days of receiving a complaint under subparagraph 5(1)(a)—
(a)provide such information or clarification as may be requested;
(b)register a restriction in accordance with section 76 of the Act; or
(c)register a caution in accordance with section 71 of the Act.
(2)On resolution of a complaint, the Registrar shall order a restriction or caution registered under subparagraph (1) to be removed or varied.
(3)A person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar made under this regulation may, within thirty days, appeal to the Court in accordance with section 78(2) of the Act.

8. Migration of registries and titles

(1)With effect from the date of commencement of transactions or dealings in the registry pursuant to paragraph 4(5) all dealings in any land or interest in land within the registration unit shall henceforth be carried out at the registry.
(2)Any registers maintained in other registries previously with the parcels within a registration unit shall be closed for any subsequent dealings.
(3)The transition register maintained under section 104 (1) of the Act shall from the date specified in paragraph 5(4) be closed for further entries in respect of the affected parcels and all subsisting particulars entries and documents in the transition register for the affected parcels shall be migrated to the new registry and be noted in the registers established under section 7 of the Act and maintained at the respective registries in the registration units under regulation units.
(4)The land register closed under subparagraph (2) and the supporting documents shall be maintained in both physical and electronic formats in the new land registration unit.
(5)The closing of the transition register or any other register and the migration of the subsisting particular entries and documents to the register in the respective registries in the registration units under regulation 3, shall be carried out simultaneously and expeditiously to avoid inconvenience to members of the public.

9. Migrating of titles

(1)The Registrar shall publish, in at least two newspapers of nationwide circulation and announce in radio stations of nationwide coverage, a notice inviting the registered owners to make applications for replacement of title documents issued from the closed registers.
(2)The registered owners of parcels within a registration unit shall make an application to the registrar in Form LRA 97 set out in the Second Schedule for replacement of the title issued from the closed registers.
(3)The application made under subparagraph (2) shall be accompanied by the original title and copies of the owner's identification documents.
(4)On any subsequent dealing or transaction, over a parcel within a registration unit, whose owner has not complied with subparagraph (2), the Registrar shall replace its title documents issued from the closed registers.
(5)On the replacement of title documents issued from the closed registers, the Registrar shall cancel the previous title documents and retain them for safe custody.

10. Revocation

The Registered Land (Districts) Order (LN 124/1981) is revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE [r. 3]

LAND REGISTRATION UNITS AND LAND REGISTRIES IN RESPECTIVE COUNTIES

Land Registration UnitLand RegistryCounty
1. MombasaMombasaMombasa
2. KwaleKwaleKwale
3. KilifiKilifiKilifi
4. Tana RiverHolaTana River
5. LamuLamuLamu
6. Taita TavetaWundanyiTaita Taveta
7. GarissaGarissaGarissa
8. WajirWajirWajir
9. ManderaManderaMandera
10. MarsabitMarsabitMarsabit
11. IsioloIsioloIsiolo
12. ImentiMeruMeru
13. Meru NorthMauaMeru
14. Meru South (Nithi)ChukaTharaka Nithi
15. EmbuEmbuEmbu
16. MbeereSiakagoEmbu
17. KituiKituiKitui
18. MwingiMwingiKitui
19. MachakosMachakosMachakos
20. MakueniWoteMakueni
21. NyandaruaOl KalouNyandarua
22. NyeriNyeriNyeri
23. KirinyagaKerugoyaKirinyaga
24. MurangaMurangaMuranga
25. KiambuKiambuKiambu
26. ThikaThikaKiambu
27. GatunduGatunduKiambu
28. TurkanaLodwarTurkana
29. West PokotKapenguriaWest Pokot
30. SamburuMaralalSamburu
31. Trans NzoiaKitaleTrans Nzoia
32. Uasin GishuEldoretUasin Gishu
33. KeiyoItenElgeiyo Marakwet
34. NandiKapsabetNandi
35. BaringoKabarnetBaringo
36. KoibatekEldama RavineBaringo
37. LaikipiaNanyukiLaikipia
38. NakuruNakuruNakuru
39. NaivashaNaivashaNakuru
40. NarokNarokNarok
41. TransmaraKilgorisNarok
42. KajiadoKajiadoKajiado
43. NgongNgongKajiado
44. KerichoKerichoKericho
45. BometBometBomet
46. KakamegaKakamegaKakamega
47. VihigaVihigaVihiga
48. BungomaBungomaBungoma
49. BusiaBusiaBusia
50. SiayaSiayaSiaya
51. UkwalaUgunjaSiaya
52. BondoBondoSiaya
53. Kisumu EastKisumuKisumu
54. NyandoAwasiKisumu
55. Homa BayHoma BayHoma Bay
56. RachuonyoOyugisHoma Bay
57. MigoriMigoriMigori
58. KuriaKehanchaMigori
59. KisiiKisiiKisii
60. NyamiraNyamiraNyamira
61. NairobiNairobiNairobi City

SECOND SCHEDULE [r. 5]

FORMS

Date Received forregistrationPresentation BookRegistration Fees PaidReceipt no.
..................No .................Kshs. .................................
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Form LRA 96  (para. 5(1a))
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
THE LAND REGISTRATION ACT
THE LAND REGISTRATION (GENERAL) REGULATIONS
PRESENTATION ON OBJECTIONS TO THE CONVERSION LIST
TITLE NUMBER:
Date of Presentation 
The Objector:Give full name(s)
ID/Passport/Company RegistrationNo. of the Trustee (if any) 
Nature of Interest in Land 
The Objector is HEREBY aggrieved by the information in the conversion list /the cadastral maps on the following grounds:..................................................................................................................................................................................................EXECUTION:
  
  
  
  
  
  
Form LRA 97 (para. 9(2)
REPUBLIC OF KENYA
THE LAND REGISTRATION ACT
THE LAND REGISTRATION (GENERAL) REGULATIONS
Date ReceivedPresentation Book Receipt no.
..................No ................. ....................

APPLICATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF TITLE ISSUED FROM THE CLOSED REGISTER

TITLE NUMBER: .............................

Date of Application 
Proprietor 
ID/Passport/Company RegistrationNo. of the Proprietor (if any) 
1.The Proprietor(s) HEREBY APPLIES for issue of Certificate of Title /Lease* in replacement of title issued from the closed register.
2.In support of this Application, the Proprietor(s) attaches the following documents:—
(a)Original title document to be replaced;
(b)Certified copies of National Identity Card/Passport of the registered Proprietor(s).
(c)Certified copies of certificate of registration/incorporation as well as copies of National Identity Cards/Passport of the directors/partners/officials of the registered Proprietor(s).
Dated this ........................ day of ....................... 20 ...........* Delete where not appropriateEXECUTIONLAND REGISTRARName:Signature:
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