Chapter 5: LAND AND ENVIRONMENTPart 1 — LAND

Article 64. Private land

Navigate this chapter (13 articles)

• 60. Principles of land policy
• 61. Classification of land
• 62. Public land
• 63. Community land
• 64. Private land (current)
• 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

64. Private land consists of —

(a) registered land held by any person under any freehold tenure;

(b) land held by any person under leasehold tenure; and

(c) any other land declared private land under an Act of Parliament.

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 64 of the Kenyan Constitution defines private land as any property held under individual or corporate ownership rather than by the public or a community. It specifies that private land consists of registered land held under freehold tenure (unlimited ownership), land held under leasehold tenure (ownership for a specific period), and any other land formally designated as private by an Act of Parliament