PREMIUM State land under scrutiny as MPs order ownership probe News Just now
“Within six months upon the adoption of this report, the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Lands should conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the ownership of all parcels of land owned by ministries, departments and agencies,” Emmanuel Wangwe, who chairs the watchdog committee, said in a report tabled in the House.
The committee, in its scrutiny of the books of audited accounts for the seven State Corporations, observed that various agencies including the National Youth Service (NYS), Communications Authority (CA), Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK), Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa), and Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) have various parcels of land spread across the country.
The report also indicates that parcels in Kisumu municipality valued at Sh25 million had been encroached by a private developer and acquired ownership rights, land measuring 0.
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