Kenya: Court Ruling Reveals Legal Safeguards Against Unauthorised Land Transfers

A court has highlighted a legal step Kenyans can take to protect their land from unauthorised transfers after a family discovered that property belonging to a deceased relative had been registered in another person’s name years after his death.

Under the Land Registration Act, a person with a legitimate interest in land can lodge a caution against the property to prevent certain dealings from being registered without their consent or a court order.

A caution is essentially a legal notice…