The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) in Kilifi County has accused a senior Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officer of grabbing its land in Kilifi town. According to KFS Coast regional Deputy Commander Harrison Afuata, the five-acre parcel had been set aside for construction of offices for the forest department and it has staff houses.
Afuata led KFS wardens in demolishing the wall around the piece of land on Wednesday, saying grabbed public land must be repossessed. He said his office had all the documents to prove that it owns the land and warned the senior KDFofficer of legal action if he claims the land.
Land grabbing, reportedly by senior government officials and politicians, has been on the rise in Kilifi County. Last month, an MCA was arrested for allegedly leading hundreds of residents to storm the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) land at Kisiwani in Magarini Sub-county.
[Article source: The Standard, by Nehemiah Okwembah]
