Chapter 5: LAND AND ENVIRONMENTPart 1 — LAND

Article 61. Classification of land

Navigate this chapter (13 articles)

• 60. Principles of land policy
• 61. Classification of land (current)
• 62. Public land
• 63. Community land
• 64. Private land
• 65. Landholding by non-citizens
• 66. Regulation of land use and property
• 67. National Land Commission
• 68. Legislation on land
• 69. Obligations in respect of the environment
• 70. Enforcement of environmental rights
• 71. Agreements relating to natural resource
• 72. Legislation relating to the environment

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In this Chapter

Official Constitutional Text

61. (1) All land in Kenya belongs to the people of Kenya collectively as a nation, as communities and as individuals.

(2) Land in Kenya is classified as public, community or private.

Plain English Explanation

This is a simplified summary to explain this article in clear language. It is not the legal text of the Constitution.

Article 61 of the Kenyan Constitution establishes that all land within the country ultimately belongs to the collective people of Kenya as a nation. To manage this resource, the article divides all land into three distinct legal classifications: public land, community land, or private land.