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New law seeks to weed out land speculators

Landowners at Suswa SGR corridor in Narok East demonstrate over alleged undervaluing of their land by NLC and Kenya Railways. (Robert Kiplagat, Standard)

The Government has moved to end land speculation which has inflated the cost of infrastructural projects with a new law that spells new conditions for compensation.

According to The Land Value (Amendment) Act, 2019, you will need to have occupied a parcel of land for more than two years prior to the date of acquisition to be eligible for increased compensation due to its increased value.

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