La presente Ley establece que el ordenamiento territorial constituye una política de Estado que, incorporándolo a la planificación nacional, promueve la gestión integral, estratégica y eficiente de todos los recursos de la nación. Se crea el Consejo Nacional de Ordenamiento Territorial (CONOT) con la finalidad e proponer, concertar y dar seguimiento a las políticas y planes en materia de ordenamiento territorial.

Implementado por: Acuerdo Nº 25/04 - Reglamento general de la Ley de ordenamiento territorial. (2004-08-02)

These Regulations implement provisions of the Land Act, 1979.

Under section 2 of the Act, when a “development planning area has been established, the Minister shall, (a) cause to be carried out an investigation and survey of the environmental, physical, social and economic conditions affecting the development planning area or any part of it; and (b) cause a proposed development plan for the planning area or part of it to be prepared, within a period of two years or such other period of time as the Minister considers appropriate.” The Act prescribes which have to be the contents of the development plan and provides for its submission and approval.

Ce décret fixe la composition et les modalités de fonctionnement du comité interministériel pour l'aménagement du territoire.

Met en oeuvre: Loi nº 94-122 portant promulgation du Code de l'aménagement du territoire et de l'urbanisme. (1994-11-28)
Modifié par: Décret nº 2003-2634 complétant le décret nº 2003-1688 fixant la composition et les modalités de fonctionnement du comité interministériel pour l'aménagement du territoire. (2003-12-23)

This Act establishes the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Commission as a body corporate under section 3. The Commission may, with the approval of the Minister, by Order published in the Official Gazette, designate any area as a National Park, a Strict Natural Reserve, a Special Reserve, or an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. All these protected are defined in section 1. The Commission may enter into agreements with owners or other persons having an interest in an area which is designated as a protected area with the object of securing purposes of this Act.

The Government decrees that until the introduction of the modalities of transfer of forest land to non-forest land, envisaged by Article 63 of Forest Code, state executive bodies are authorized to carry out, by way of exception, in accordance with the regulation currently in force, transfer of forest land to non-forest land for use not connected with forest management, use of forest fund, and (or) expropriation of forest land in the presence of positive resolution by state ecological expertise and in strict observance of forest and land legislation currently in force.

There is established a National Parks and Gardens Board as a body corporate under section 4.The constitution of the Board is defined in section 6. Functions of the Board include the management of reserved land and the management of other land entrusted to its care. “Reserved land” means land reserved by the Administrator under the Lands Ordinance 1962-1965 as national park, reserve, or sanctuaries for fauna or flora protection or similar purposes. Powers of the Board are set out in section 16. The Board may make by-laws in accordance with section 24.

These Rules introduce various prohibitions regarding use of sloping land and introduce other measures regarding the prevention of soil erosion on such land. They shall apply to all land in Kenya except plots of not more than two acres used for residential purposes within a municipality, a former township a or a township an shall not apply to lands used for recreational purposes.

The Act makes provision for various matters relating to customary land, private land and public land and powers of the Minister in respect of such land.The Act consists of 44 sections divided into 8 Parts: Preliminary (I); general (II); Private Land (III); Private land (IV); Customary land (V); User of land (VI); Trespass or encroachment upon, or unlawful occupation of, land (VII); Miscellaneous (VIII).A Corporation may hold land only with a license from the Minister (sect. 3). The Minister may dispose of public and customary land in accordance with section 5.

The Ordinance consists of 40 sections divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Preparation and approval of Scheme (II); Interim development of land (III); Contents and effects of Schemes (IV); Compensation and betterment (V); Miscellaneous (VI).The Central Housing and Planning Authority shall be vested with the administration and enforcement of this Act and the execution and enforcement of Town Planning Schemes, Regional Schemes, a Supplementary Scheme adopted under this Ordinance or a scheme varying or revoking an existing scheme.

This Act declares areas along the coast known as Pas Geometrique to be public domain and makes provision for the survey of lands in such kind of land areas, the grant of leases, rights of lessees, and prohibits dumping on Pas Geometriques. The Minister may grant leases of Pas Geometriques or annexes. The granting shall take place by private contract or public auction. A clause, which imposes the planting of trees on the lessee, shall be included in every lease contract. Cutting of trees on Pas Geometriques requires permission by the Minister and shall be included in the lease contract.

Le présent décret porte attributions et organisation de la direction générale de la construction, de l'urbanisme et de l'habitat, organe technique qui assiste le ministre dans l'exercice de ses attributions en ces domaines.