COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

Community Land-Lease Gui-

delines

-Isukha Ward

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Serah Kiragu-Wissler

Doreen Magotsi

William Onura Akwanyi

Violet Shivutse

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE

GUIDELINES

ISUKHA CENTRAL WARD – SHINYALU SUB- COUNTY,

KAKAMEGA COUNTY

Doreen Magotsi | William Onura Akwanyi | Violet Shivutse | Serah Kiragu-Wissler

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This booklet narrates how the community of Isukha Central Ward, in Kakamega County,

Kenya, piloted development of Land Lease Guidelines in 2017. This pilot process aimed to

increase the security of tenure in land leasing and to ensure mutually beneficial relationships

for both parties in a lease agreement. A copy of the guidelines and the Land Lease Agree-

ment Form developed by the community is also included in this booklet.

The community-led process received technical support from the Global Soil Forum of

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies – Potsdam (IASS-Potsdam) and Shibuye

Community Health Workers CBO.

Special thanks to Violet Shivutse and Doreen Magotsi both of the grassroot organization,

Shibuye Community Health Workers, and William Onura Akwanyi of Centre for Training and

Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD).

The impetus for enhancing tenure security in land leasing goes back to a multistakeholders’

Lessons Learnt Workshop that took place in Kisumu in February 2016. At this occasion,

participants agreed on priority areas to be tackled in order to enhance adoption of sustain-

able land management by famers in Western Kenya. Many thanks to the residents of Isukha

Central Ward who took up the land lease guidelines development process with a lot of

enthusiasm.

Doreen Magotsi is a Programme Officer with Shibuye Community Health Workers CBO

William Onura Akwanyi is a Research Assistant with Center for Training and

Integrated Research in ASAL Development (CETRAD)

Serah Kiragu-Wissler is a Research Associate with TMG Research (until end of 2017,

with IASS-Potsdam)

Violet Shivutse is the Director of Shibuye Community Health Workers CBO

Frontpage picture shows launch of the CL-LLG at Shiasaba Sub-location

by Serah Kiragu-Wissler I TMG Research

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE

GUIDELINES

ISUKHA CENTRAL WARD – SHINYALU SUB- COUNTY,

KAKAMEGA COUNTY

Doreen Magotsi | William Onura Akwanyi | Violet Shivutse | Serah Kiragu-Wissler

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Background: Land leasing for increased

land access and food security.........................................1

The Guidelines Development Process........................... 3

Land Lease Guidelines..................................................... 8

Land Lease Agreement Form........................................16

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LAND LEASING FOR INCREASED

LAND ACCESS AND FOOD SECURITY

For households without sufficient agri-

cultural land or no land at all, particu-

larly in rural areas of western Kenya,

leasing farming land is a common strat-

egy to meet household food needs and

generate income. Women and youth

in particular are more predisposed to

restricted land access. According to

dominant customary laws on inherit-

ance, land is passed from father to son.

Women’s main avenue to land access

is through relationship with male rela-

tives.

But the potential of agricultural land

leasing in contributing to household

food security is not sufficiently un-

locked due to challenges in leasing

relationships. Insecurity of tenure over

leased land is common. Conflicts regu-

larly arise in leasing arrangements.

Common examples are crop theft, un-

lawful grazing, disagreements over

boundaries, or leasing rates and leasing

periods. Such conflicts often result in

premature end of leasing agreements

most of which are made orally/verbally

and without witnesses.

Ward-level Land Lease Guidelines consolidation meeting in Shinyalu © William Onura

BACKGROUND:

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

In recognition of these challenges, the lo-

cal community from Isukha Central Ward

in Shinyalu Sub-County, Kakamega Coun-

ty has pioneered a process of drafting

guidelines for farm-land leasing with

the aim of reducing insecurity of leas-

ing and facilitating more households to

access farming land. The process was

supported by a Kakamega-based grass-

root organzation – Shibuye Community

Health Workers CBO – and the Global

Soil Forum of Institute for Advanced

Sustainability Studies-Potsdam (IASS-

Potsdam), Germany.

A meeting of Shing’oto Sub-location LLG drafting committee © Alexina Makongo

THE GUIDELINES-

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

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The process of developing the Land

Lease Guidelines, undertaken in 2017,

comprised of 6 steps of awareness

creation, consultation and negotiation

between institutional stakeholdersand

the local community in Isukha Central

Ward.

1 | AWARENESS AND CONSULTATION

WITH GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS

This first step aimed to introduce the

idea of Lease Guidelines to institutional

stakeholders and to get their input into

the design of the process of developing

the Guidelines. Local authorities such

area administrators, staff from minis-

tries of Agriculture and Lands as well

as representatives from Land Control

Board were consulted. The stakeholders

welcomed the process as being timely.

The Assistant County Commissioner

expressed hope that such an initiative

could contribute to reducing land lease

conflicts.

2 | MOBILIZATION AT COMMUNITY-

LEVEL (SUB-LOCATIONS)

Five sub-location level meetings were

held in the month of April 2017 and

aimed to mobilize participation of the

local community in the development

of the Lease Guidelines. At minimum,

the meetings comprised of area Assist-

ant Chiefs, village elders, members of

Land Control Board, youth, women and

men representing different community

categories (e.g. young farmers; women

widows, land lessors, land lessees).

These sub-location level meetings

raised various concerns over land leas-

es and nominated respective drafting

committees which later drafted Lease

Guidelines based on these concerns.

The four sub-locations were Virhembe,

Shiasaba, Shing’odo and Mukango. Due

to its vastness, Shing’ondo was split

into two – Shing’ondo A and Shing’ondo

B. The average number of participants

per meeting was 30 persons.

3 | DRAFTING OF LAND LEASE

GUIDELINES

Each sub-location land lease guidelines

drafting committee comprised of ap-

proximately 15 persons and held a max-

imum of three sessions (3 days). The

members deliberated on the content

of the Guidelines based on the issues

raised at the sub-location level meet-

ings and consulted in between meeting

sessions.

Common issues across the drafting

committees included: approval by im-

mediate family members (e.g. wife),

leasing fees, leasing period, witnesses,

boundary marking, authentication of

ownership, crops, oversight of enforc-

ing lease agreements.

The output by the sub-location level

drafting committees was a list of land

leasing issues of concern and how they

were to be catered for under agricul-

tural land leasing arrangements.

Launch of the CL-LLG at Pefa Church, Shinyalu © William Onura

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4 | CONSOLIDATION AND APPROVAL –

WARD LAND LEASE GUIDELINES

A ward-level Land Lease Guidelines

consolidation meeting was held on 25

April and comprised of 42 participants

including nominated Members of the

Land Lease Guidelines drafting commit-

tees, the Ward Administrator, the two

Assistant County Commissioners, the

area Chief, Assistant Chiefs, members

from the Land Control Board, Kenya

Forest Service, village elders, members

of Nyumba Kumi (village security vigi-

lante team), community opinion lead-

ers, church leaders and retired officers

from the public service. The meeting

aimed to build consensus on the is-

sues and recommendations formulated

by the Land Lease Guidelines drafting

committees.

The meeting culminated in the formula-

tion of two outcomes:

a. Isukha Central Ward Land Lease

Guidelines

b. Isukha Central Ward Lease

Agreement Form

5 | LAUNCH OF THE LAND

LEASE GUIDELINES

This step endeavoured to launch the

community-led Land Lease Guidelines

and create awareness of their existence

at sub-location level. Two launch meet-

ings were held: one on 25

July 2017

and the other on 29

August 2017. They

were attended by all the members of

the drafting committees as well as local

leaders including church leaders. The

sentiments shared by the participants

confirmed that the initiative was long

overdue and the process was consulta-

tive. Below is a sample of the senti-

ments:

“… the guidelines were not developed

by Shibuye (sic) and brought to us,

we formulated them …” (A participant

from Mukango Sub-location)

“… we now have a grassroot solution

to disputes brought to Land Control

Board ...” (a participant who is also

a member of the Land Control Board

which manages agricultural land trans-

actions. According to her, the require-

ment to involve family members in

lease arrangements would contribute to

building unity in families and this would

be reciprocated even in the cases of

sale transactions.

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6 | LAND LEASE GUIDELINES

IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERNAL

MONITORING

The local community of Isukha Central

Ward recommended formation of a com-

munity land lease committee at sub-

location level, to oversee wider popu-

larization and implementation of the

Guidelines. This committee will comprise

of area Chief, Assistant Chief, a village

elder, a youth representative, a women

representative, a representative from the

Lands Control Board, a technical advisor

from the agricultural oce, and a repre-

sentative from the civil society.

This committee will meet regularly to

review implementation of the Lease

Guidelines and ensure they meet the

needs of the users, including consoli-

dating emerging issues that may neces-

sitate revision of the Guidelines.

The process of developing the land

Lease Guidelines is summarised in the

diagram below.

Figure 1: Process of developing the community-led land lease guidelines (CL-LLG)

Awareness/process

Consultation I

Awareness/process

Consultation II

CL-LLG

Drafting

Consolidation &

Approval

Popularise

CL-LLG

Adoption

Monitoring

• Share the concept of CL-LLG

• Consult for input in the process design

• Share the concept of CL-LLG

• Consult for input in the process design

• Nominate CL-LLG drafting commitee

• Discuss, negotiate and draft the lease guidelines

• Consolidate four drafts from sub-location consultations

• Approve consolidated CL-LLG

• Launch and create awareness on the approved guidelines

• Share copies of the guidelines

• Implementation of guidelines

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Copies of Land Lease Guidelines and Land Lease Agreement Form can be obtained

from the Assistant Chief’s, Chief’s or Shibuye Community Health Workers Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please contact Mrs. Violet Shivutse,

Shibuye Community Health Workers CBO, P.O. Box 56 Shinyalu 50107 Kenya;

Email shibuyechw@yahoo.com; Tel: +254 724233930

A lease-guidelines consolidation sub-group meeting at Shinyalu market © Joan Shivachi

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

The following are the Land Lease Guide-

lines as developed by the local community

of Isukha Central between March and Au-

gust 2017.

1. COMMUNITY LAND LEASE

COMMITTEE (CLLC)

A committee to oversee land leasing

transactions shall be established at the

sub-location level. The committee shall be

known as community land lease commit-

tee (CLLC) and shall comprise of:

a) The chief who shall be an ex-ocio

member of the committee

b) The Assistant Chief who shall be the

chairperson of the committee

c) Representative senior village elder of

that sub-location

d) One youth representative who is

involved in farming

e) One representative of women cutting

across all categories of women such as

single, married, separated and widowed

f) A representative from Land Control

Board

g) A technical advisor from the agricultur-

al extension oce or county Ministry of

Agriculture oce

h) One person representing the Civil Soci-

ety Organizations (CSOs)

The committee shall hold meetings once

every month to discuss matters relating

to land leasing in the respective sub-loca-

tions. The committee shall also be respon-

sible for resolving conﬂicts related to land

leasing. The committee members can also

decide to have a special sitting depending

on the case necessitating such a meeting.

The committee can invite parties aected

by land lease conﬂicts into their meeting.

2. PROCEDURE FOR LAND LEASING

Leasing land shall follow the following

procedure:

a) Identiﬁcation of a piece of land to lease

by the potential lessee (person hav-

ing the intention to lease land): The

potential lessee shall also identify the

owner of that land and involve the fam-

ily members of the land owner. CLLC or

one or more of its members can link po-

tential lessees and to potential lessors.

b) Authenticate land ownership: The les-

see shall, after the land owner showing

intention to lease out the piece of land

so identiﬁed, conﬁrm ownership of land

by requesting one or more of the fol-

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the neighbours, elders and leaders in

the area where the land is to be leased

and/or where possible from CLLC. The

potential lessee can request for previ-

ous users of that piece of land and in-

terrogate them.

d) Agree on the size of land to be leased

and the boundaries: A clear descrip-

tion shall be made of the piece of land

to be leased. A map of the area could

be used to determine the boundaries.

A sketch map may be drawn clearly

marking important land marks on the

boundaries such as trees, fence, road

and terraces among others.

e) Understand the risks involved and

how to manage them: The lessee and

the lessor are advised to put in place

measures that will help reduce all pos-

sible risks in engaging in land lease

transaction. This will help minimize

conﬂicts. For this reason, the following

shall be done:

i) The lessee shall ensure that lessor’s fam-

ily has some land left for their own use

in order to prevent encroachment into

the leased farm by the lessor and/or his/

her family;

ii) The parties shall put in place dispute

resolution mechanisms;

iii) They shall agree on implications for

premature termination of the lease

lowing documents:

i) Land title deed

ii) Certiﬁcate of Lease

iii) Allotment Letter

iv) Legal Adavit

v) Certiﬁcate of Search from the Land

Registrar’s oce.

vi) Any other document approved by

law or by CLLC

These details shall be veriﬁed from identi-

ﬁcation documents of the land owner. The

identiﬁcation documents shall be either

a national ID or a passport. Details about

the ownership of the land can also be con-

ﬁrmed from the neighbours, elders and

leaders in the area where the land is to

be leased. Where there are no documents

to conﬁrm land ownership or where they

are deemed to be expensive to obtain, the

potential lessee and the land owner shall

appear before the neighbours, elders or

leaders in the area where the land is to

be leased to authenticate ownership. This

is because these neighbours, elders and

leaders are long-term residents in the area

and understand land ownership in that

area.

c) Authenticate that the land has no con-

ﬂicts (free of encumbrances): This will

be done through consultations with

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and for refusal to vacate from the-

leased piece of land at the end of the

lease period;

iv) They shall identify and agree on

witnesses; and

v) They shall agree on obligations to

any breaches and arrangements for

compensation.

f) Agree on rights to possession and use

and the degree of freedom and control

by both the lessor and lessee: The les-

sor and the lessee shall agree in writing

on the rights of the lessee on using the

land after leasing. When deﬁning these

rights, the following shall be clearly

stated in writing:

i) The intended use including the names

and kinds of crops to be grown, number

of bricks to be made and amount of

gold to be extracted among others.

ii) Modalities for inspection of the leased

piece of land by the lessor.

iii) Possibility of the lessee using other as-

sets that are available on that piece of

land such as fruit trees, line plantings

of fodder, pit latrines, water wells and

protected springs among others.

iv) Possibility of protecting and improving the

fertility of the leased piece of land through

practices such as fencing, application of

manure, lime; terracing and agroforestry.

v) Possibility of the lessee to maintain in-

frastructure and assets on that piece of

land for instance maintenance of ac-

cess roads, terraces and fence(s) and

pruning of trees.

vi) Possibility of the lessor accessing and

using assets and important features in-

cluding graves, perennial crops such as

fruit trees and line plantings of fodder,

pit latrines, water wells and public fa-

cilities such as protected springs.

g) Ensure provision is made for public util-

ities such as roads: The potential lessee

and potential lessor shall ensure that

there is adequate road access to the

land that he/she intends to lease and

to other pieces of land, homesteads

and facilities that are found behind the

piece of land intended for lease or utili-

ties such as water wells and protected

public springs within the piece of land.

h) Agree on the timeframe for the lease:

The lessor and the lessee shall agree on

when the responsibility for the piece

of land to be leased will be transferred

from the land owner to the tenant. The

two parties shall also agree on the du-

ration of the lease, whether the lease

will be for a ﬁxed term, the possibility

and requirements for renewal and the

implication on the lessee when he/she

hands back the land at the end of the

lease period. The duration of the lease

shall be matched with the intended use

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such as the type of crop to be grown

or other factors such as leasing until

the children of the land owner are old

enough to farm on that piece of land.

i) Address the condition of land on return

to the lessor at the end of the lease pe-

riod: The physical condition of the land

shall be described in writing before the

lease is granted. This will form a basis

for determining the required condition

of the land when it is returned to the les-

sor at the end of the lease period. Land

can be returned in a number of condi-

tions such as similar, good and better

among others.

j) Agree on the security or rent to be of-

fered for the lease: The lessor and the

lessee shall agree on a speciﬁed rent

to be given for the lease. For instance,

share of the crop, share of bricks, share

of mineral (gold) and amount of money

among others. Other issues that shall be

considered include how the rent will be

calculated, mode of payment and con-

sequences for not honouring rent and

the agreed terms.

k) Identify and agree on witnesses: The

lessor and the lessee shall identify and

agree on witnesses who are of sound

mind and age as required by law.

l) Agree on the ﬂexibility of altering the

lease agreement and ﬁnancial implica-

tions: The lessor and the lessee shall

agree on whether or not to review the

lease at one or more points in future.

They shall agree on an opportunity for

change or expansion of use on leased

land. Things that can be reviewed in-

clude use of the leased piece of land,

degree of freedom and control by

both the lessor and lessee, boundaries

of the leased piece of land, rent, du-

ration of the lease, mode of payment

and witnesses among others.

m) Involve CLLC: CLLC needs to be in-

volved from the beginning or at one

or more steps discussed above. The

purpose of involving the committee

will be to formally register the lease.

The lessor and the lessee shall ﬁll in

and sign the lease agreement form in

triplicate in the presence of their wit-

nesses and the Assistant Chief and/or

Village Elder.

n) Register the lease with CLLC: The As-

sistant Chief shall endorse the dully

ﬁlled and signed form by recording it

in his register.

3. CONDITIONS

a) Age limit: There will be no age limit for

the lessor, lessee and witnesses. How-

ever, they must be above 18 years of

age and of sound mind.

b) Land-use: The community categorized

land use as follows:

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i. Agricultural use shall depend on the

kinds of crops; annual and perennial.

Annual crops that are commonly grown

in the area include maize, beans, veg-

etables, cassava, sweet potatoes, arrow

roots, ground nuts and soy beans while

perennial crops commonly grown in the

area include napier grass, tea, sugar

cane, bananas and fruits.

ii. Special use may include mineral extrac-

tion (gold mining), tree planting, brick-

making, rock extraction and harvesting

and business space. They are special in

that they may degrade or improve soil

with or without the intervention of the

lessee. Some special land uses such as

mineral extraction demand participation

of and approval by stakeholder includ-

ing relevant authorities and the com-

munity as provided under section 58 of

Environmental Management and Coor-

dination Act (EMCA) 1999.

Land adjacent to rivers (riparian zone)

shall not be leased except for the purpos-

es of planting indigenous tree species that

it used for catchment management.

c) Lease duration: This shall depend on

the intended use of the land being

leased The community proposes that,

a single lease agreement shall not be

more than ﬁve (5) years. However, if

it the lease has to go beyond ﬁve (5)

years, then it has to be renewed again

for another have an option more than

ﬁve (5) years. All leases irrespective of

the duration shall have an option for re-

newal. Mudete Tea Factory through the

management of its tea buying centers

guidelines for tea whereby the duration

for leasing tea is 3 (three) years and/or

multiples of 3 (three) years. Based on

land uses described above, the com-

munity is of the idea that land can be

leased as follows:

i) 1 year lease: All annual crops such as

maize, beans, vegetables, cassava,

sweet potatoes, arrow roots, ground

nuts and soy beans.

ii) 2 year lease: All the above and napier

grass.

iii) 3 year lease: All the above and already

planted tea and already planted sugar

cane.

iv) Special lease: Gold mining, tree plant-

ing, brick-making, rock extraction and

harvesting and business space. The pe-

riod shall be determined by a number

of factors such as when the mineral

will be depleted, achievement of the

agreed number of bricks and maturity

of the trees among others.

Any land use that leads to environmental

degradation or that is listed under the sec-

ond schedule of EMCA, 1999 shall be sub-

jected to an environmental assessment for

approval by National Environmental Man-

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agement Authority (NEMA) as required

under section 58 of EMCA, 1999. The les-

see shall rehabilitate land in accordance

with terms agreed upon with the lessor

and in accordance with the recommenda-

tions of the environmental assessment.

d) Lease rent: The rates for leasing land

will be based on the type of land and

intended use among other factors such

as relationship between the lessee and

the lessor. The community proposes

the following rates:

i) Not exceeding Kshs. 8000.00 per acre

per year for use of private land for crops

that are commonly grown in the area.

ii) Rates for leasing tea will go in accord-

ance with the KTDA framework.

iii) Rates for special leases will be agreed

upon based on but not limited to the

following factors:

• Number of bricks

• Amount of gold

• Duration of business

• Volume of rocks

• Acreage

• Time

The community proposes that the rates

for murram extraction shall be determined

by the engineer’s measurements and shall

not be less than Kshs. 5,000.00 per tonne.

The rate for tree planting shall not be less

than Kshs. 8,000.00 per acre per year.

iv) Rates for public and community lands

shall be in accordance with the rates

established by the authorities such as

Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and com-

munity organizations such as Muileshi

Community Forest Association (CFA)

which manage those lands. Public par-

ticipation and consultation will be key

in determining these rates.

e) Witnesses: A witness will not be re-

stricted based on maximum age or

gender. However, a witness shall be a

person above 18 years of age, of sound

mind and of good health. Both family

members (close and distant relatives)

and non-family members may serve as

witnesses. The community proposes

two or more of the following to be

used as witnesses:

i) A spouse or spouses where the lessor

and/or lessee is married and the spouse

is still alive.

ii) One or more of mature children (above

18yrs) of the lessor and/or lessee if the

lessor and/or lessee is married and has

children. Arrangements will be made to

inform children born of dierent moth-

ers or fathers and children who are re-

siding outside the family.

iii) Siblings to the lessor and/or lessee es-

pecially where succession of land has

not taken place.

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iv) A neighbour or neighbours to the land

to be leased.

v) Village elder

f) Signing of the lease: The lease will be

signed by both the lessor and the les-

see and witnessed by at least two per-

sons. The parties to the lease will retain

a copy for themselves while a third

copy will be deposited/registered at

the Assistant Chief’s oce.

g) Termination of lease: Termination of

lease may occur:

i) When the lesser damages the crops/

property of the lessee. This shall war-

rant compensation.

ii) When the lessor fails to pay the amount

agreed with the lessor and/or at the

agreed time. This shall warrant penalty.

iii) When at the time of inspection, the

lessee ﬁnds out that the lessor has de-

graded the land to a point that is be-

yond the threshold established in the

lease agreement. This shall demand

that the lessee pays ﬁne for degrading

the land.

iv) When the tenant does not meet the

conditions set out in the agreement.

This shall warrant penalty.

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Process consultation meeting with governmental institutions in Isukha Central Ward

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Date of Agreement: (DDMMYY)

Parties to agreement

Lessor (Owner) Particulars Lessee (renter) Particulars

Name(s) Name(s)

ID. No.(s) ID. No.(s)

Postal

Address

Postal Address

Tel. No.(s) Tel. No.(s)

Land area being leased

The piece of land measures _______________ (insert dimensions in meters) and its boundaries are

____________________________________________________________________________________

(describe the piece of land here using visible and permanent land marks)

Terms of Lease

Lease fees in Kenya Shillings

Conditions of payment (describe the

conditions of payment – e.g. Initial

payment, balance payment

Period of lease

Purpose of use by Lessee

This Land Lease Form was developed in 2017 by the local community of Isukha Central Ward with support

from Shibuye Community Health Workers CBO and aims to facility good relations in land leasing.

LAND LEASE AGREEMENT FORM

ISUKHA CENTRAL WARD

LAND LEASE AGREEMENT FORM

ISUKHA CENTRAL WARD

More copies of this form can be obtained at the nearest Assistant Chief’s, Chief’s or Shibuye CBO Office in Shinyalu Market Centre

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Freedom of use by Lessee

(state the degree of freedom and

control by the lessee)

Freedom by the Lessor

(state the degree of freedom and

control by the lessor)

The lessee shall use the piece of land

for the specified period and shall

return the piece of land back to the

lessor in the following conditions

This agreement shall remain binding between the lessor and the lessee and any amendments shall

mean a new agreement.

Any breach of this contract shall warrant a fine of Kshs. __________________ to the offended.

All conflicts arising from this lease engagement shall be communicated to: _______________

____________________________________________________________________________

Signed by:

Lessee Lessor

Signature : Signature :

Thumb Print: Thumb Print:

Name: Name:

ID. No.: ID. No.:

Tel. No.

Date: Date:

LAND LEASE AGREEMENT FORM - ISUKHA CENTRAL WARD

More copies of this form can be obtained at the nearest Assistant Chief’s, Chief’s or Shibuye CBO Office in Shinyalu Market Centre

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

In the presence of Witnesses:

Lessee Witness(es) Lessor Witness(es)

Witness 2

Witness 1

Witness 2

Witness

Signature : Signature : Signature : Signature :

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Name: Name: Name: Name:

ID. No.: ID. No.: ID. No.: ID. No.:

Tel. No. Tel. No. Tel. No. Tel. No.

Designation: Designation: Designation: Designation:

Date:

In the presence of:

Chief/Assistant Chief/Village Elder

Signature: ________________________________ Stamp/seal and date: ______________________

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________

Designation: _______________________________________________________________________

LAND LEASE AGREEMENT FORM - ISUKHA CENTRAL WARD

More copies of this form can be obtained at the nearest Assistant Chief’s, Chief’s or Shibuye CBO Office in Shinyalu Market Centre

COMMUNITY-LED LAND-LEASE GUIDELINES

Contact/Imprint

Violet Shivutse, Director

Shibuye Community Health Workers CBO

on Tel: 0724 233930

Email: shibuyechw@yahoo.com

The Land Lease Guidelines development process was facilitated within

the research project “Soil Rehabilitation and Protection for Food

Security” with financial support of the German Ministry for Economic

Cooperation (BMZ).