Koome rejects call to pick land inquiry team

Chief Justice Martha Koome says court can only protect vulnerable land owners, where proper evidence is presented before it. [File, Standard]

Chief Justice Martha Koome has declined to establish a judicial land inquiry committee to investigate and document alleged fraudulent dealings in land matters.

Despite a complaint by Nakuru activist Evans Kimori that there was a syndicate where land grabbers had been exploiting the judiciary to defraud residents, Koome insisted she had no constitutional authority to set up the inquiry.