No need to close land registries as we seek to go digital

The closure of Nairobi and central land registries took effect on February 24. The closure of land registries has been a regular phenomenon for the last seven years. Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney gave reasons for closure including auditing files and digitisation of records.

The registries have been plagued by corruption including hiding of files for gain, interference with information and fraudulent creation of multiple records for same parcels of land. It is necessary for government and any enterprise to have an inventory of all resources, and such efforts should be regular as a matter of policy.