Share [Source: Business Daily, by Ibrahim Mwathane] Evictions are a rather difficult subject. They are informed by two very different schools of opinion! One is the inherent need for everyone to have a place for a home. And to feel secure thereon regardless of method of entry! The other is the need for those who own…
Share [Source: Daily Nation, by Moraa Obiria] Land rights experts have called for review of succession laws to protect widows. Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and Aids (KELIN) senior program officer for women, land and property rights Ms Jessica Oluoch said the current law of Succession Act has provided a loophole for discrimination…
Share [Source: The Standard, by Paul Ogemba] A recent decision by the Court of Appeal to deny a widow her land and give it to the original owner by way of adverse possession continues to cause anxiety among land owners. But on the flipside, the decision by Appellate Judges Agnes Murgor and Daniel Musinga has raised…
Share [Source: The Standard, by Paul Ogemba] Failure by a widow to take immediate possession of land bought by her late husband has made her lose the property. Court of Appeal Judges Agnes Murgor and Daniel Musinga ruled that Loise Nduta had no claim to the four-acre piece of land in Mtwapa, Mombasa County, after failing…
Share [Source: @MzalendoWatch on Twitter] The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Lands invites interested members of the public to submit any representations they may have on the The Land Registration (Amendment) Bill (N.A Bill No.7 of 2020). The Bill seeks to amend the Land Registration Act No. 3 of 2012 in order to establish the office…
Share [Source: Business Daily, by Ibrahim Mwathane] The Land ministry has given notice, through a proposed amendment to the Land Registration Act, that it wishes to have its public complaints office anchored in law. A special issue of the Kenya Gazette dated 23rd March 2020 introduces an amendment Bill whose principal object is to establish an…
Share [Source: Daily Nation, by Kamau Maichuhie] For long, men have complained that the succession laws in the country are punitive to men and favour women. This could, however, change soon if a Bill before the Senate sails through. The Bill is set to amend the Law of Succession Act and allow men to wholly inherit…
Share [Source: Daily Nation, by Joseph Wangui] A parent has no legal obligation to consult his or her children when selling or transferring property, the High Court has ruled as it stopped two siblings from challenging their father’s decision to dispose a land he inherited. When dealing with the question of whether a land owner who…
