31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
“a public body or institution shall apply to the Registrar for registration of public land allocated by the Commission in the prescribed form.’’
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you provide the prescribed form for registering this public land in the name of the public institution either for present or future use. Many institutions such as the University of Nairobi had land disputes. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate.
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Kenyatta University had land disputes with the new Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH). There were allegations and counter allegations of who the intended beneficiaries of that land would be.
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
New Clause 14 provides that-
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
“The Registrar shall register the public land allocated to a public body or an institution by the Commission’’.
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
It places the mandate on the registrar to actually do that registration. Lastly, Clause 15 states –
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
“Pursuant to Section 58 and paragraph 7 of the Third Schedule to the Physical and Land Use Planning Act of 2019, the Registrar shall register the land set aside by persons or a land buying company for public purpose consequent upon proposed development.”
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important to specify. Clause 16 states-
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
“Upon the registration of land under sub-section (14) and (15) the Registrar will then issue the certificate title- (a) in the case of an incorporated public entity the certificate shall be in the name of that entity.” If that public entity is already registered. (b) “in the case of an unincorporated public entity, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury as the trustee.”
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31 Jul 2024 in Senate:
That is very important because in many developments the setting aside of public land for future public use is normally futuristic. Out of the citizens’ goodwill, they dedicate a certain portion of land and state that in future they intend to develop it into a university, college, or a playground for young children. It is important that this is registered.
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