Over 2,000 titles of grabbed land revoked

Langata road primary school is loud and clear who owns the disputed land at the Langata road primary school after the big sign post by Nairobi county. January 25th,2015. Photo/Elvis Ogina (Nairobi)

The National Land Commission (NLC) has revoked more than 2,000 title deeds of grabbed public land. The land belongs to learning institutions, hospitals, road reserves, markets, garbage dump sites, sewerage, ponds, and even roundabouts.

This comes even as dozens of residents in Nairobi cry foul over alleged grabbing of public spaces meant for communal use. A list of complaints presented to the Kenya Alliance of Residents Association (Kara), shows at least 10 residential estates in Nairobi where land meant for communal use has been grabbed by private developers.