PREMIUM Audit exposes grabbing of land reserved for vulnerable children News Just now Listen

There was also no correspondence among the rehabilitation centre, the directorate of children services, the county government of Kirinyaga, the National Land Commission (NLC), and the PS for Social Protection regarding the allocation of the land, “an indication of the irregular transfer of the parcels of land.

Ms Gathungu’s revelations, contained in her report on the audited accounts of the State Department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen Affairs for the financial year 2024/25, paint a grim picture of institutions meant to protect vulnerable children, whose land is being taken away by the monied.

The audit singles out the Getathuru national reception, Wamumu rehabilitation school, Othaya rehabilitation school and Murang’a children’s remand home, whose land has been grabbed or is at risk of encroachment.