Government moves to speed up land acquisition for public works

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Government moves to speed up land acquisition for public works

The proposed changes are expected before Parliament in May and would pre-empt the Public Works Act overhaul by six months.

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Faster, Fairer Land Acquisition To Speed Up Infrastructure Delivery

The Government will get major infrastructure projects underway faster by speeding up land acquisition and delivering fairer payments for landowners, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Land Information Minister Chris Penk say.

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Through a decree, published this Monday in the Official Gazette, the mechanism for auctioning state property was relaxed.

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KeNHA Announces Land Acquisition Plans for Kajiado and Nakuru Projects - Nairobi Wire

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) is taking steps to improve infrastructure with new weighbridge stations planned for Kajiado and Nakuru counties. As part of this initiative, the National Land Commission (NLC) has announced its plans to acquire the necessary land in these areas. Expansion Plans in Kajiado and Nakuru In Isinya, located in Kajiado County, a new static weighbridge station will be built along the Athi River–Namanga (A) R…

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English and Welsh councils to have greater powers to seize land for affordable housing - NewsGroove Uk

Councils and mayors will be granted greater powers to seize land to build affordable housing under the Labour government’s shake-up of planning rules this week. Local authorities in England and Wales will no longer need permission from central government to make compulsory purchase orders (CPOs), in a change that ministers hope will unlock vacant and derelict land. The change will be made as part of the planning and infrastructure bill, which is…

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Faster, fairer land acquisition to speed up infrastructure delivery

The Government will get major infrastructure projects underway faster by speeding up land acquisition and delivering fairer payments for landowners, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Land Information Minister Chris Penk say.  “The Government is committed to a strong pipeline of critical infrastructure projects to boost economic growth and productivity. While the wider Public Works Act (PWA) overhaul is continuing and on track to be comple…