80,000 acres in Samburu leased for infrastructure, Murkomen tells senators

CS Interior Kipchumba Murkomen before the Senate committee on Lands , Environment and Natural Resources to respond to a statement sought by Senator Jones Mwaruma regarding the disregard of the conditions of allotment of Msambweni community land to Bata Shoe Company Ltd , statement sought by Senator Abdala Shakila regarding Witu Nyangoro ranch in Lamu county at Bunge Towers, Parliament Nairobi. Nairobi. April 1st,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has told Senators that the government has leased over 80,000 acres in Samburu County for the development of security infrastructure and training facilities.

Murkomen told the Senate Lands Committee that it was worth noting that the government has been leasing the land for the last 10 years and had hugely invested in infrastructure, however he said that it was unsustainable to continue leasing the land.