Tume ya Kitaifa ya Ardhi

Kiswahili

(1)Tume ya Huduma za Polisi za Kitaifa imebuniwa.

(2)Majukumu ya Tume ya Kitaifa ya Ardhi ni—

(a)kusimamia ardhi ya umma kwa niaba ya serikali ya kitaifa na serikali za kaunti;

(b)kupendekezea serikali ya kitaifa sera ya kitaifa kuhusu ardhi;

(c)kushauri serikali ya kitaifa kuhusu programu ya kina itakayosimamia usajili wa umiliki wa ardhi kote nchini Kenya;

(d)kufanya utafiti unaohusiana na ardhi na matumizi ya mali-asili, na kutoa mapendekezo kwa mamlaka yanayohusika;

(e)kuanzisha uchunguzi kwa hiari yake au kutokana na malalamishi, kuhusu ukiukaji wa sasa wa haki za ardhi au ukiukaji wa kihistoria, na kupendekeza suluhisho linalofaa;

(f)kuhimiza matumizi ya njia za kitamaduni zinazotumika kusuluhisha mizozo inayohusu ardhi;

(g)kutathmini ushuru unaotozwa katika ardhi na malipo katika majengo yaliyo katika eneo lolote lililoteuliwa kisheria; na

(h)kufuatilia na kuwa na jukumu la kusimamia mpangilio wa matumizi ya ardhi kote nchini.

(3)Tume ya Kitaifa ya Ardhi inaweza kutekeleza majukumu mengine yoyote yatakayotolewa na sheria ya kitaifa.

English

National Land Commission

(1)There is established the National Land Commission.

(2)The functions of the National Land Commission are—

(a)to manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments;

(b)to recommend a national land policy to the national government;

(c)to advise the national government on a comprehensive programme for the registration of title in land throughout Kenya;

(d)to conduct research related to land and the use of natural resources, and make recommendations to appropriate authorities;

(e)to initiate investigations, on its own initiative or on a complaint, into present or historical land injustices, and recommend appropriate redress;

(f)to encourage the application of traditional dispute resolution mechanisms in land conflicts;

(g)to assess tax on land and premiums on immovable property in any area designated by law; and

(h)to monitor and have oversight responsibilities over land use planning throughout the country.

(3)The National Land Commission may perform any other functions prescribed by national legislation.