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LAWS OF KENYA
LAND ACT
THE LAND (ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC LAND) REGULATIONS
LEGAL NOTICE 284 OF 2017
- Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. CXIX—No. 180 on 8 December 2017
- Commenced on 8 December 2017
- [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
Part I – PRELIMINARY
1. Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Land (Allocation of Public Land) Regulations.2. Interpretation
In these Rules unless the context states otherwise requires—"ballot paper” means an instrument picked by applicants to determine successful persons in land allocation process;"base map” means a topographical map depicting the natural and man-made features of the land.3. Methods of allocation of public land
Part II – PUBLIC AUCTION
4. Commission to appoint auctioneer
The Commission shall, after giving notice in accordance with section 14 of the Act, appoint a licensed auctioneer, by name, as its agent, for all or each parcel of land available for auction.5. Notice of the auction
The Commission shall publish a notice in at least two daily newspapers of nation-wide circulation, one local newspaper and affix the notice at the county, sub-county and ward offices, specifying—6. Conduct of the auction
7. Procedure when the reserve price is not met
If the reserved price is not met by the bidders, the agent shall declare that fact and the auction shall be repeated on subsequent occasions until a winner is found.8. Compliance with public procurement requirements
The Commission shall ensure that the process under this Part complies with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (Cap. 412C)Part III – ALLOCATION TO TARGETED GROUP OF PERSONS
9. Vetting of targeted group of persons
Part IV – ALLOCATION BY WAY OF TENDERS
10. Commission to invite bids
The Commission shall, after giving notice in accordance with section 14 of the Act, invite bids for tenders by publishing a notice in Form LA 6 set out in the Schedule at the county, sub-county and ward offices and in two daily newspapers of nationwide circulation and one local newspaper at least two months before the date of the opening of the bids.11. Details of the notice inviting bids
The notice inviting the bids shall, with respect to each tender, specify—12. Receipt of the bids
13. Closing of bids
14. Commission to prepare list of bids and the bidders
15. Selection of the winning bid
16. Notification of the successful bidder
17. Payment of the purchase price
The successful bidder shall pay to the Commission the stand premium within ninety days of receipt of the Commission's letter of notification under regulation 16(1).18. Cancellation or amendment of tender
19. Commission not to be liable for any losses on cancellation
20. Disclosure of interest
21. Compliance with public procurement requirements
The Commission shall ensure that the process under this part is in compliance with Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (Cap. 412C)Part V – ALLOCATION BY PUBLIC DRAWING OF LOTS
22. Invitation for public drawing
The Commission shall, after giving notice in accordance with section 14 of the Act, send notices inviting applications for allocation by public drawing of lots.23. Commission to shortlist the applicants
On receipt of the applications, the Commission shall review the applications and shortlist the applicants based on the following—24. Preparation of lots
25. Balloting to be conducted in public
26. Commission to issue letters of allotment and publish list of beneficiaries
Part VI – ALLOCATION THROUGH PUBLIC REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
27. Commission to invite public proposals
28. Setting aside land for investment purposes at the request of the county
29. Allocation of land for investments
30. Application for allocation of land by a public body
31. Letters of allotment for public entities
The Commission shall, subject to the law governing the management of public entities, issue letters of allotment—32. Regularizing of existing allocation in urban areas by defunct local authorities
33. Allocation of public land by public exchange
Part VII – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
34. Allocation and other transactions on controlled land
35. Payment of fees
36. Preparation of leases on public land
History of this document
31 December 2022 this version
Revised by
24th Annual Supplement
08 December 2017
Cited documents 3
Act 3
1. | Land Registration Act | 5625 citations |
2. | Land Act | 3492 citations |
3. | Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act | 352 citations |
Documents citing this one 1
Judgment 1
1. | Seme v Tonai & another (Environment & Land Case E022 of 2024) [2024] KEELC 13985 (KLR) (18 December 2024) (Ruling) |