Chief Land Registrar - (1) Post at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

V/NO. 17/2023

a candidate must:

• be a citizen of Kenyan;
• possess a degree from a university recognized in Kenya;
• have been an advocate of the High Court of Kenya of not less than ten (10) years standing;
• have at least ten (10) years’ experience in land administration or management; and meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.
• A person shall NOT be qualified for appointment as Chief Land Registrar if he/she:
• has been convicted of a felony; is an undischarged bankrupt;
• has not met his or her legal obligations in relation to tax; has benefited from or facilitated an unlawful and irregular allocation or acquisition of land or other public property; or has been removed from office for contravening the provisions of the Constitution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Chief Land Registrar will be responsible for administering, interpreting, implementing and enforcing land registration provisions in the Constitution of Kenya,Land Registration Act, No. 3 of 2012 and The Land Laws (Amendment) Act, No. 2016, The Land Act No. 6. of 2012, National Land Commission Act. No. 5 of 2012, Community Land Act 2016, Sectional Properties Act. No. 21 of 1987, Registration of Documents Act cap 164 and other relevant statutes. 

Duties and responsibilities include:

• formulating practice instructions and guidelines for implementation of the land registration policies and strategies;
• providing advice on all land registration matters, setting standards for the land and supervision of registries;
• preparing and submitting an annual report on the state of land registration to the Commission and the Cabinet Secretary;
• hearing and determining appeals from the registries;
• approving the format of any instrument which is not in accordance with the prescribed form; 
• require any person to produce any instrument, certificate or other document or plan relating to the land, lease or charge in question, and that person shall produce the same; 
• summon any person to appear and give any information or explanation in respect to land, a lease, charge, instrument, certificate, document or plan relating to the land, lease or charge in question, and that person shall appear and give the information or explanation;
• refuse to proceed with any registration if any instrument, certificate or other document, plan, information or explanation required to be produced or given is withheld or any act required to be performed under the Act is not performed; 
• cause oaths to be administered or declarations taken and may require that any proceedings, information or explanation affecting registration shall be verified on oath or by statutory declaration; 
• order that the costs, charges and expenses as prescribed under this Act, incurred by the office or by any person in connection with any investigation or hearing held by the Registrar for the purposes of the Act shall be borne and paid by such persons and in such proportions as he may think fit;
• overseeing Land Registration functions in County and Central Registry;
• overseeing issuance of Titles emanating from Land Adjudication, Settlement and other resources;
• conversion of existing Titles to the Land Registration Act 2012;
• senior collector of stamp duty and coordinating management of franking machines from private firms; and
• preparation of grants, leases and other title documents pertaining to land allocated by the National Land Commission.