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Act
A law enacted by Parliament or a county assembly, where applicable.
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Survey Act, Cap. 299
Core statute governing land surveying and survey administration in Kenya.
Year of Publication
1961
Land Control Act, Cap. 302
Statute controlling transactions in agricultural land.
Year of Publication
1967
Land Adjudication Act, Cap. 284
Statute governing ascertainment and recording of rights and interests in community land.
Year of Publication
1968
Land Consolidation Act, Cap. 283
Statute relating to land consolidation and adjudication processes.
Year of Publication
1959
Wayleaves Act, Cap. 292
Statute relating to wayleaves for public works and infrastructure.
Year of Publication
1912
Public Roads and Roads of Access Act, Cap. 399
Statute governing public roads and roads of access.
Year of Publication
1920
Kenya Roads Act, No. 2 of 2007
Statute establishing national, urban, and rural roads authorities in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2007
National Construction Authority Act, No. 41 of 2011
Statute establishing the National Construction Authority.
Year of Publication
2011
Water Act, No. 43 of 2016
Statute governing water resources and water and sewerage services in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2016
Energy Act, No. 1 of 2019
Statute consolidating the laws relating to energy in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2019
Climate Change Act, No. 11 of 2016
Framework climate law for climate change governance and low-carbon resilient development in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2016
Environment and Land Court Act, No. 19 of 2011
Statute establishing the Environment and Land Court.
Year of Publication
2011
Public Health Act, Cap. 242
Statute providing for securing and maintaining public health.
Year of Publication
1921
Physical and Land Use Planning Act, No. 13 of 2019
Primary statute governing physical and land use planning, development control, plan preparation, and land use regulation in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2019
County Governments Act, No. 17 of 2012
Statute providing for county government powers, functions, service delivery, planning, and governance under devolution.
Year of Publication
2012
Urban Areas and Cities Act, No. 13 of 2011
Statute providing for classification, governance, and management of urban areas and cities in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2011
Land Act, No. 6 of 2012
Statute governing sustainable administration and management of public, private, and community land in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2012
Land Registration Act, No. 3 of 2012
Statute revising and consolidating the law on registration of title to land in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2012
National Land Commission Act, No. 5 of 2012
Statute establishing and governing the National Land Commission and its land-related functions.
Year of Publication
2012
Community Land Act, No. 27 of 2016
Statute providing for recognition, protection, registration, management, and administration of community land rights.
Year of Publication
2016
Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act, No. 8 of 1999
Framework environmental statute establishing legal and institutional arrangements for environmental management in Kenya.
Year of Publication
1999
Public Finance Management Act, No. 18 of 2012
Statute governing public finance management by national and county governments in Kenya.
Year of Publication
2012
Sectional Properties Act, No. 21 of 2020
Statute providing for division of buildings into units and ownership of common property by proprietors.
Year of Publication
2020
Physical Planners Registration Act, No. 3 of 1996
Statute providing for registration and regulation of physical planners in Kenya.
Year of Publication
1996
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