ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT OF KENYA

ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT OF KENYA
The environment and land court is established under section 4 of the Environment and Land Court Act No. 19 of 2011. Section of the Act states as follows:
“4. (1) There is established the Environment and Land Court.
(2) The Court shall be a superior court of record with the status of the High Court.
 (3) The Court shall have and exercise jurisdiction throughout Kenya and shall ensure reasonable and equitable access to its services in every county.”

Jurisdiction of the Court

(1) The Court shall have original and appellate jurisdiction to hear and determine all disputes in Kenya relating to environment and land.

(2) the Court have power to hear and determine disputes—

(a)    relating to environmental planning and protection, climate issues, land use planning, title, tenure, boundaries, rates, rents, valuations, mining, minerals and other natural resources;

(b) Relating to compulsory acquisition of land;

(c) Relating to land administration and management;

(d) relating to public, private and community land and contracts, chooses in action or other instruments granting any enforceable interests in land; and

(e) Any other dispute relating to environment and land.

3. Hearing and determining applications for redress of a denial, violation or infringement of, or threat to, rights or fundamental freedom relating to a clean and healthy environment

4. Appellate jurisdiction over the decisions of subordinate courts or local tribunals in respect of matters falling within the jurisdiction of the Court.