The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning in consultation with the National Land Commission (the “Commission”), has issued Guidelines for the Extension and Renewal of Leases (the “Guidelines”) under Gazette Notice Number 5734 of 2017. Before delving into the details of the Guidelines on this notice, it is important to remember that section 13(1) of the Land Act sets out a general provision requiring the Commission to send a notice of expiry of the lease to a lessee through registered mail within five (5) years before the expiry of the leasehold tenure and other general provisions without setting out the details of how to go about the process. These Guidelines are meant to provide the detailed procedure for extension and renewal of leases contemplated by section 13(2) of the Land Act. The Guidelines set out the process for both extension and renewal of leases. We shall analyse the two processes in turn.

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