Also known as: Community Land Act (Kenya) 2016 · the 2016 Community Land Act · 2016 Community Land Act
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Capital News
… m also raised questions about the boundaries of executive discretion under the 2010 Constitution and whether ongoing legal disputes over land for the refinery exposed wider gaps between ancestral land ownership and statutory definitions of public land under the Community Land Act …
IPG calls for evidence-based debate on Lamu Dangote refineryThe Standard
… Joseph Lentaka, the treasurer of the Sereolipi CLMC and a headteacher at a local primary school, explained that although the conservancy had existed since 2003 under the now-defunct Trust Land Act, Sera sought fresh registration in line with the Community Land Act, which came int …
Hearing of Samburu herders' case to stop wildlife conservancy, investor land lease endsCapital News
… local communities across Kenya have launched a renewed nationwide push to compel the government to fully implement the stalled community land reform law, warning that millions of hectares remain legally insecure nearly a decade after Parliament passed the 2016 Community Land Act …
Community land lobby demands fast-tracked title deeds by 2030The Standard
… The Sajili Ardhi ya Jamii Campaign, launched on Tuesday, June 23, brings together indigenous peoples and local communities who collectively steward 34 million hectares, roughly 60 per cent of the country's land mass, and who say the 2016 Community Land Act has remained largely un …
How Sh20m registration fee locks communities out of land titlesThe Standard
… ree, prior and informed consent, ensuring that affected communities have a genuine opportunity to understand proposed activities, consider potential impacts and take part in decision-making.These obligations are reinforced by existing requirements under Kenya's Community Land Act …
What new climate regulations mean for developers and investorsThe International Policy Group has called for a fact-based national debate on the proposed $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu, arguing the project presents a major opportunity to transform Kenya's industrial and energy landscape but carries significant financial, governance, environmental and regional risks.
15 hours ago · Capital News →
The International Policy Group has called for a fact-based national debate on the proposed $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu, arguing the project presents a major opportunity to transform Kenya's industrial and energy landscape but carries significant financial, governance, environmental and regional risks.
15 hours ago · Capital News →
A hearing concluded at the Environment and Land Court in Isiolo over a case challenging the proposed leasing of 51,700 hectares of community land in Sereolipi, Samburu County, to Sera Wildlife Conservancy and Great Plains Sera Limited. Five witnesses testified in the case brought by residents seeking to stop the fresh registration of the land.
8 October 2026 · The Standard →
Indigenous peoples and local communities across Kenya have launched the "Sajili Ardhi ya Jamii" campaign demanding urgent reforms to speed up registration and issuance of title deeds for communal land. Of an estimated 1,000 community land units across the country, only about sixty-four have been successfully registered since Parliament passed the Community Land Act in 2016, leaving millions of hectares vulnerable to land grabs and displacement.
23 June 2026 · Capital News →
Only 64 of about 1,000 communities have received title deeds a decade after Kenya's 2016 Community Land Act. A campaign launched to address the problem points to registration costs reaching Sh20 million per community and scattered, paper-based records as barriers, and is pushing the government to overhaul the process by 2030.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Climate Change (Non-Market Approaches) Regulations 2026, gazetted in February 2026, operationalize Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement to create a formal framework for climate initiatives that contribute to mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development without relying on carbon credit creation or trading. The regulations establish a national platform for submitting, assessing and tracking non-market climate projects, introducing a compliance framework for renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem restoration, clean cooking and sustainable waste management initiatives.
22 June 2026 · The Standard →