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NLC to revoke prime beach plot titles

National Land Commission Chairman Muhammad Swazuri has said multi-billion shilling hotels and homes, predominantly owned by Italians, will be demolished and the land given back to local communities. [FILE]

The National Land Commission (NLC) has said some foreign investors who own prime beach plots and hotels have 'dubious' ownership documents.

This effectively means that the fate of these properties, worth billions of shillings located at the controversial Chembe Kibabamche and Kilifi Jimba settlement schemes in Watamu, Malindi, now hangs in the balance.

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