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No registered title deed? Compensation is still possible

Kenya: Property owners without registered title deeds can be compensated when the Government compulsorily acquires their investment.

A provision in the Constitution makes the reimbursement possible to unregistered occupants of land in good faith. “Provision may be made for compensation to be paid to occupants in good faith who may not hold title to land,” says Article 40(4) of the Constitution.

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