[Source: Business Daily, by Mwangi Muiruri]
A new wave of land grabbing has erupted in the controversial Embakasi Ranching Company even as the government announced that it would be issuing title deeds to shareholders soon.
Grabbers are targeting undeveloped parcels as well as those that were not claimed in the vetting ahead of a titling programme expected to be announced soon, said the ranch’s chairperson, Lucy Mathenge.
She said there is a possibility that those involved have knowledge of the government register containing the names of those to be issued with the title deeds, to enable them choose parcels that have not been claimed.
There are fears the scheme involves some of the ranch’s management members as well as ministry officials who were involved in compiling the list of shareholders.
Ms Mathenge said the ranch’s management has been liaising with security agents to ward off the grabbers.
Suspected saboteurs of the titling programme that has delayed for over a year are the ones behind the grabbing spree, she noted.
Land Chief Administrative Secretary Gideon Mung’aro has announced that the ranch’s title deeds are ready and will be released soon.
[Full article: Business Daily, by Mwangi Muiruri]
