CAP. 22 Limitation of Actions [Rev. 2012] 38. Registration of title to land or easement acquired under Act (1) Where a person claims to have become entitled by adverse possession to land registered under any of the Acts cited in section 37 of this Act, or land comprised in a lease registered under any of those Acts, he may apply to the High Court for an order that he be registered as the proprietor of the land or lease in place of the person then registered as proprietor of the land. (2) An order made under subsection (1) of this section shall on registration take effect subject to any entry on the register which has not been extinguished under this Act. (3) A proprietor of land who has acquired a right to an easement under section 32 of this Act may apply to the High Court for an order vesting the easement in him, and may register any order so obtained in the register of the land or lease affected by the easement and in the register of the land or lease for whose benefit it has been acquired, and the easement comes into being upon such registration being made, but not before. (4) The proprietor, the applicant and any other person interested may apply to the High Court for the determination of any question arising under this section. (5) The Minister for the time being responsible for Land may make rules for facilitating the registration of titles to land or to easements acquired under this Act. 39. Contract not to plead limitation, and estoppel (1) A period of limitation does not run if— (a) there is a contract not to plead limitation; or (b) that the person attempting to plead limitation is estopped from so doing. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, “estopped” includes estopped by equitable or promissory estoppel. 40. Causes of action arising abroad (1) The law relating to the limitation of actions, whether contained in this Act or in any other written law, applies to actions in the courts of Kenya arising outside, as well as within, Kenya: Provided that, where a foreign law bars either the right or the remedy in respect of a cause of action arising outside Kenya which is sued upon a Kenya court, the action is barred. (2) No new cause of action arises on an action in Kenya on a foreign judgment. 41. Exclusion of public land This Act does not— (a) enable a person to acquire any title to, or any easement over— (i) Government land or land otherwise enjoyed by the Government; (ii) mines or minerals as defined in the Mining Act (Cap. 306); [Issue 1] L19 - 22

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