Land lease holders to enjoy first priority, CS Charity Ngilu assures

Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Housing Charity Ngilu and Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa, after inspecting documents at the Lands office in Mombasa on Thursday. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

NAIROBI, KENYA: Current lease title holders will be given first priority when they apply for renewal of their leases, Lands Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu has said.

But to qualify for this renewal, Ngilu said the leaseholders must demonstrate that they utilised the land properly during the lease period.