Section 14, The National Land Commission Act, 2022

(1) The Commission shall be under the generalsupervision of the Minister. (2) The Minister shall provide policy guidance and advice to the Commission to ensure that the Commission implements its functions efficiently. 15 . The Ministry shall carry out the following functions to ensure that the functions of the Commission are efficiently implemented- (a) ensure the devolution of land administration and management functions to the land administrative bodies established under this Act; (b) undertake policy making and coordination on land tenure administration.; (c) support the commission to mobilise resources for the sector; (d) provide policy advocacy, political leadership, and public accountability; (e) facilitate the implementation of the land policy reform programme to its logical conclusion; Role of the Minister Role of the Ministry (c) one land user from each section of the Chiefdom nominated by the Town or Village Area Land Committee in accordance with customary law; (2) At least 30% of the members of a Chiefdom Land Committee shall be women. 44. Subject to this Act a Chiefdom Land Committee shall perform the following functions (a) manage communal chiefdom lands in the chiefdom; (b) enforce rules for the sustainable use of natural resources, such as forests, grazing lands, rivers and swamps within the chiefdom; (c) obtain and maintain a facsimile of registered customary land rights for land in the chiefdom from the District Title Registry; (d) prior to the registration of title, adjudicate land title disputes at chiefdom level through the Land Adjudication Tribunal established under section 85; (e) levy and facilitate collection of, and manage all land tax revenues levied by chiefdom authorities; and (f) perform such other functions as the Commission may determine. 45. Ownership and title to communal land in the chiefdom shall be vested in the people of that chiefdom as a community to be managed and administered by the Chiefdom Land Committee. the chiefdom land committee. Vesting of communal Chiefdom land. No. 19 The National Land Commission Act 2022No. 19 The National Land Commission Act 2022 17 (f) monitor and evaluate sector performance, especially with regard to enhanced accountability; and (g) oversee, through the various statutory bodies created for the purpose, the regulation of the land-related professions. PART IV– THE SECRETARIAT