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Officer taken to task over issuance of deed

Egerton University Lecturer Douglas Kamau before Chief Magistrate Josephat Kalo at Nakuru Law Court on October 16, 2019.

A Lands registrar was put to task by a court to explain why he issued a private developer with a new title deed for a disputed prime parcel of land in Nakuru, 25 days after he gazetted it as lost.

Caleb Sunguti, who served in Nakuru before he was transferred to Kericho, was at pains to explain why he could not wait for the expiry of the 30-day notice before issuing a new deed, as required by law.

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