The Cadastral system in Kenya was established in 1903 to support land alienation for the white settlers who had come into the country in the early part of the 20th Century. In the last hundred years, the system has remained more or less the same, where land records are kept in paper format and majority of operations are carried out on a manual basis. The lack of a modern cadastral system has contributed to problems in land administration in the country.

Public land is a resource that should be effectively managed in the public’s best interest in line with provisions of the Constitutions of Kenya and the Land Act. The management framework governing land use and development decisions on public land should ensure protection and sustainable management of the land. Despite these provisions in law, recent media reports point toresurgenceof public land grab. The Land Development and Governance Institute commissioned this research study to establish the status of the public land management in Kenya.

An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Land Survey and Licensing of Land Surveyors to amend the Penal Code, and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. 

An Act to provide for the registration of professional surveyors, the establishment of a National Council to regulate the standards of conduct and activities of professional surveyors and for matters connected with the practice of the profession of land surveying and land economy.  

An Act to provide for land surveys and licensing of land surveyors

An Act to establish a Board to regulate the conduct of architects, quantity surveyors and architectural and quantity surveying consulting firms, to provide for their registration and for related matters.  

This law contains the rules and procedures for land survey, registration, and verification.

Le présent arrêté fixe des règles d’organisation et d’attribution du service de la législation Agro-foncière. Ce service, composé de trois (3) divisions, est compétente en matière de la documentation, de l'information et des recherches; des études et de l'application de la reforme foncière et des brigades opérationnelles chargées des travaux topographiques et cartographiques.

Le présent décret détermine les mesures de protection particulière des ouvrages géodésiques et topographiques sur le territoire national d’intérêt général ou d’utilité publique.

This Decree-Law, consisting of four Chapters, creates the new structure of the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning (MAHOT).

These Regulations aim to strengthen land management, protect land resources, utilize lands rationally, protect cultivated lands, improve ecological environment, and promote the sustainable development of social economy.

This Notice of the Minister sets out non-cadastral survey and mapping fees payable by all map users within Zambia including government institutions.

Amended by: Non-Cadastral Survey and Mapping (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Notice, 2013 (S.I. No. 4 of 2013). (2013-01-05)