Register a community and its community land
State Department for Lands and Physical Planning · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Hold a community assembly to adopt rules and by-laws, then the community land management committee applies to the Community Land Registrar on Form CLA 3 and pays KSh 5,000. Registration takes about a month.
- Fee
- KSh 5,000Registration of a community (Form CLA 3)
- How long
- About 1 month
- Where
- The Community Land Registrar, through the Land Adjudication and Settlement office. Fees are paid through ArdhiPay, not cash.
What you need
- Draft rules and by-laws of the community
- Register of the proposed members
- Certified true copy of the minutes of the community assembly
Steps
- Unregistered community land is listed in an inventory and the adjudication programme is gazetted. This is free.
- Hold a community assembly that adopts the community's rules and by-laws, and keep the minutes.
- The committee fills Form CLA 3, attaches the documents, sends it to the Community Land Registrar and pays KSh 5,000.
Watch out
- Every member of the community land management committee must sign Form CLA 3.
- Lands offices don't take cash. Pay through ArdhiPay and keep the receipt.
Who can apply
- A community holding land under the Community Land Act, 2016, applying through its community land management committee.
Official sources (3)
- SDLPP Service Charter (Updated 2025) lands.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Form CLA 3: Application for Registration of a Community lands.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Gazettement of Adjudication Programmes lands.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026