Local Government Act - Kenya Law Reports

102 CAP. 265 Local Government
[Rev. 2010
person for the purpose and under the condition that that
person will erect and maintain thereon a dwelling-house for
occupation by him;
(g) sell, let or otherwise dispose of land acquired or appropriated
by such local authority, to any person for the purpose and
under the condition that that person will erect and maintain
thereon such number of houses as may be determined by such
local authority in accordance with plans approved by it.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall authorise the disposal of land
by a local authority, whether by sale, lease or otherwise, in breach of
any trust, covenant or agreement binding upon the local authority.
(3) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the
Minister, a local authority may advance money to any person—
(a) to enable him to repair, reconstruct, enlarge or improve
a dwelling-house occupied or intended to be occupied by
him; or
(b) to enable him to reconstruct, whether on land provided
by such local authority or otherwise, a dwelling-house for
occupation by him; or
(c) to enable him to acquire for occupation by him any dwellinghouse.
(4) The Minister may make rules regulating the making of
advances under subsection (3) and in particular—
(a) for prescribing the nature of the security to be taken by the
local authority in respect of any advance;
(b) for requiring a valuation to be made of the property the
subject of any such advance;
(c) for prescribing the maximum proportion of the value of any
property which may be advanced under the said subsection
on the security thereof;
(d) for prescribing the rate of interest to be paid on such
advances;
(e) for prescribing the method of repayment of such
advances;