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Land grabbing on the rise as State watches

Recent revelations by the National Land Commission (NLC) that it was working to repossess grabbed public land belonging to State lodges across the country and six police stations in Nairobi is a pointer to how deep the roots of impunity have gone in Kenya.

The tussles and controversies witnessed in recent weeks in the fight over the ownership of two parcels of land in Nairobi – the Karen land saga and now Lang'ata land tussle – are indicators of high-level corruption in Government institutions.

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