The Squatters Settlement Bill, 2007 - Kenya Law Reports
The Squatters Settlement Bill, 2007 - Kenya Law Reports
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<strong>Settlement</strong> of<br />
squatters.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Squatters</strong> <strong>Settlement</strong> <strong>Bill</strong>, <strong>2007</strong><br />
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and women groups.<br />
(2) <strong>The</strong> District Committee shall oversee the<br />
activities of the Constituency Committee.<br />
PART VI SETTLEMENT OF SQUATTERS<br />
23. (1) <strong>The</strong> Board shall, within ninety days after<br />
identification and acquisition of land for settlement,<br />
gazette all pieces of land earmarked for settlement of<br />
squatters.<br />
(2) <strong>The</strong> Board shall consider the list of squatters<br />
submitted by the District Committee for possible<br />
settlement in any gazetted settlement scheme in the<br />
district:<br />
Provided that a person who has resided in a<br />
particular district as a squatter for a minimum of twelve<br />
years, or such other period as the Board may determine,<br />
shall be given priority during settlement.<br />
(3) <strong>The</strong> Board shall ensure that prior to settlement<br />
of squatters from outside their original districts, consent<br />
shall have been obtained from the respective District<br />
Committee.<br />
(4) In allocating land for settlement of squatters, the<br />
Board shall ensure that the minimum acreage is five acres<br />
in high or medium potential areas, and not more than fifty<br />
acres in semi-arid or marginal areas.<br />
(5) <strong>The</strong> Board shall, in settling squatters and the<br />
landless, consider those persons evicted from gazetted<br />
forest areas, and those occupying pieces of land less than<br />
one hectare.
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