which the corporations did not illegally allocated will also be own in law. Such transactions, repossessed by the Government. because they were in billions of Since billions were lost in the shillings, distorted market transactions, if such money is fundamentals and weakened the recovered through our reformed country’s currency which is yet judicial system and thereafter to recover. injected into the economy, the economy will definitely jumpstart and the currency will strengthen so long as the Government puts strong checks and balances to prevent a recurrence of grand graft. Due to the inefficiencies and The Land Registration Act has 5. Tendency to revert to inordinate delays in registration harmonized the many statutes customary land tenure and issuance of titles as dealing with the registration of characterized by the old land rights so as to facilitate dispensation, many Kenyans speedy access to land reverted back to customary land registration, enhance efficiency, tenure. This was a retrogressive transparency and accountability move but the circumstances in the process of land it served their purpose. Delays registration. The said Act has were common in Trust lands been enacted to recognize and where the Land Adjudication Act protect all legitimate rights and had been applied and in a few interests in land held under districts where the Land customary land tenure. The slow Consolidation Act applied. adjudication and consolidation could now hasten since all land registrations will now be under one law.
which the corporations did not own in law. Such transactions, because they were in billions of shillings, distorted market fundamentals and weakened the country’s currency which is yet to recover. illegally allocated will also be repossessed by the Government. Since billions were lost in the transactions, if such money is recovered through our reformed judicial system and thereafter injected into the economy, the economy will definitely jumpstart and the currency will strengthen so long as the Government puts strong checks and balances to prevent a recurrence of grand graft. 5. Tendency to revert to customary land tenure Due to the inefficiencies and inordinate delays in registration and issuance of titles as characterized by the old dispensation, many Kenyans reverted back to customary land tenure. This was a retrogressive move but the circumstances it served their purpose. Delays were common in Trust lands where the Land Adjudication Act had been applied and in a few districts where the Land Consolidation Act applied. The Land Registration Act has harmonized the many statutes dealing with the registration of land rights so as to facilitate speedy access to land registration, enhance efficiency, transparency and accountability in the process of land registration. The said Act has been enacted to recognize and protect all legitimate rights and interests in land held under customary land tenure. The slow adjudication and consolidation could now hasten since all land registrations will now be under one law.
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