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There is no limit to how much land you can own

Until Kenya enacts a law on the minimum and maximum land sizes, individuals are free to own as much land as they want. [Photo: Eric Abuga/Standard]

I want to buy a parcel of land on which I plan to put up about 12 maisonettes and also set aside two acres for a recreational park and playground. Negotiations with the seller are at an advanced stage but I wanted to know whether there is either a maximum or minimum size of land that an individual can constitutionally own.

Mario, Mombasa.

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