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Judge says courts have no duty to protect unlawful land title deeds

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Land buyers must carry out due diligence before acquisition to avoid fraud. This s as the top court maintained that unlawfully obtained title deeds will not be tolerated.

In a judgment last week, the Environment and Lands Court Judge in Nakuru said the court has no duty to protect unlawfully obtained deeds, even if one is an innocent purchaser for value, so long as it is proved the title was unlawfully obtained.

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