Lands ministry should get rid of rogue officers

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome at the Kilifi lands office where she made an impromptu visit on Monday. [Marion Kithi, Standard]

The Ministry of Lands domiciled at Ardhi House, Nairobi, is back in the news for all the wrong reasons. Concerns have emerged after some individuals in Nakuru County in possession of what they believed were genuine title deeds discovered they had been dispossessed of their properties. Across the country, many citizens are fighting court battles after discovering their lands have changed ownership without their knowledge.

The Lands Ministry came into the public limelight in 2014 when the then Cabinet Secretary of Lands, Charity Ngilu, undertook reforms following public outcry. The CS closed the lands registry for ten days during which time an extensive audit was carried out.