Umiliki ardhi wa watu wasiokuwa Wakenya

Kiswahili

(1)Mtu asiyekuwa raia wa Kenya anaweza kumiliki ardhi kwa njia ya kukodisha tu, na makubaliano yoyote ya kukodisha, bila kujalisha yalivyofikiwa, hayatazidi muda wa miaka tisini na tisa.

(2)Ikiwa kifungu katika makubaliano, mkataba au hati yoyote ya aina yoyote inampa mtu asiyekuwa raia wa Kenya uwezo wa kumiliki ardhi kwa zaidi ya miaka tisini na tisa, kifungu hicho kitachukuliwa kumpa mtu huyo umiliki wa miaka tisini na tisa na wala sio zaidi.

(3)Kwa madhumuni ya Kifungu hiki—

(a)kampuni au shirika lolote litachukuliwa kama raia tu ikiwa shirika hilo linamilikiwa kikamilifu na raia mmoja au zaidi; na

(b)Ardhi inayomilikiwa kwa niaba ya mtu au watu itachukuliwa kuwa inayomilikiwa na raia wa Kenya iwapo tu manufaa yote ya umiliki huo unawaendea watu ambao ni raia wa Kenya.

(4)Bunge linaweza kutunga sheria ili kutoa mwongozo zaidi katika utekelezaji wa Kifungu hiki.

English

Landholding by non-citizens

(1)A person who is not a citizen may hold land on the basis of leasehold tenure only, and any such lease, however granted, shall not exceed ninety-nine years.

(2)If a provision of any agreement, deed, conveyance or document of whatever nature purports to confer on a person who is not a citizen an interest in land greater than a ninety-nine year lease, the provision shall be regarded as conferring on the person a ninety-nine year leasehold interest, and no more.

(3)For purposes of this Article—

(a)a body corporate shall be regarded as a citizen only if the body corporate is wholly owned by one or more citizens; and

(b)property held in trust shall be regarded as being held by a citizen only if all of the beneficial interest of the trust is held by persons who are citizens.

(4)Parliament may enact legislation to make further provision for the operation of this Article.