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Uncertainty at Ardhi House not good for property market

By The Standard | May. 22, 2015

NAIROBI: For almost two months, the issuance of land title deeds at Ardhi House has ground to a halt, throwing the real estate sector into panic mode.

The crisis was created after Chief Land Registrar (CLR) Sarah Mwenda was suspended following her inclusion in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission list President Uhuru Kenyatta tabled in Parliament in March. After this newspaper published a front-page story on how over 7,400 titles had remained unprocessed at Ardhi House as of April 22, acting Cabinet Secretary for Lands Fred Matiang'i said there was no cause for worry.

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