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One such allocation was made to S.K
MACHARIA and JOSEPH GILBERT KIBE. The third allottee was NGENGI MUIGAI. Howeyer, the first two almost immediately sold the
land in question, namely, L.R NO.216/8 KARURA for 550 million
shillings to the KENYA RE-INSURANCE CORPORATION. The sale
was effected notwithstanding the fact that NGENGI MUIGAI had placed a
CAVEAT against the title Seeking to protect his part of the booty in the
land. It should be noted that Messrs. Macharia and Kibe were part of what
was known at the time as entral Province Development Co-ordinating
Group. This coincidence o allocations of public land with the general
elections reinforced the Co mission's conclusion to the effect that public
land was allocated as politic I reward or patronage.
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. One such ase is that of the Kenya Food and
Chemical Corporation Limited f Kisumu, commonly known as the
"Molasses Project". This energy aving project was conceived by the
Qovernment in the 1970's and was intended to manufacture gasohol from
sugar cane molasses which was pro uced by the sugar factories in Nyanza
and Western Provinces. Land for th project was compulsorily acquired by
the Government in 1976 at 4 million shillings.
Although hundreds of millions of t x payers' funds were invested in the
project, it stalled in the 1980's and the Company was put under
receivership and remains as such t this day. Land for the project was
offered to the company by a letter o allotment but this was never formally
accepted or paid for and no title was issued. However, in 2001 the
Commissioner of Lands S. S. K. M aita, allocated the land to a company
known as Spectre International imited for 3.7 million shillings or
KShs. 33,000 per hectare. The land measures approximately 112 hectares
and comprises of seven blocks the particulars of which are as follows:
1. L.R No. 26453, area 26.10 ha user, horticultural
2. L.R No. 26454, area 39.00 ha user, industrial
3. L.R No. 26455, area 13.40 ha user, residential
4. L.R No. 26456, area 21.23 user, residential
5. L.R No. 26457, area 3.50 ha, user, recreational
6. L.R No. 26458, area 2.20 ha, user, health clinic
7. L.R No. 26459, area 6.50 ha, user, educational
The direct allocation of alienated Go ernment land to the company by the
Commissioner of Lands was illegal. t was not clear how the Government
then intended, if at all, to revive or se I the project having already allocated
the seven blocks of land to Spectre' International Limited, a private
company.
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While Kenya Airports Authority claim to have lost a lot of land, the loss
could have been engineered from within. The matter requires thorough
investigation. In addition, all Airport land across the country should be the
subject matter of serious investigations. To start with, all allocations of
airport land and land along flight paths should be revoked particularly at
JKIA, Moi International Airport (Mombasa), Malindi Airport, Ukunda,
Lamu Airstrip, Lokichogio, Kisumu, Eldoret and Garissa.
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In 2001, land which was pa
subdivided into thirty two (3
companies. Between 28thand
sold the plots to KENY
262,388,478.00. Below is a Ta
Vendor Company
Directors
L. R. No
Location Date of sale Size
(Ha) Price
1.Redate
Investment
Limited
1.David
Kutwa
2.Daniel
Karoki
22473 Ngong
Road
29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22474 Ngong
Road
29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22481 Ngong
Road
29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22499 29th August
2001
1.290 7,240,000.00
22503
22502
29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
2.Tairo
Investment
Ltd
1.Dan
Wekesa
2.Peter
Wafula
22449
• 22500
22455
28th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22450 28th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22452 28th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22453 29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22454 29th August
2001
1.198 6,808,234.00
3.Velvet
Safaris
Limited
1.Gordon
Okumu
Wayumba
2.Alice
Achieng
Okumu
9778 29‘n August
2001
0.5683 3,229,648.00
9826 29th August
2001
4,599,820.00
aking
of Ngong Forest was illegally excised,
) plots, and allocated to thirteen (13)
9thAugust 2001, the thirteen companies
PIPELINE COMPANY for KShs
le showing details of the transactions:
93 Vendor Company
Directors
L.R. No
Location Date of sale Size
(Ha) Price
4.Celtic
Multisystems
Ltd
Simatwo
I .Catherine
Chepchumba
2.Silas
9779 0.5914 3,360,926.00
5.Somog
Limited
Records
Missing
9823
6. Linto
Limited
(.Patrick
Mungasia
2.Jane Nduku
22 509 29th August
2001
2.00 11,366,000.00
22504 29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22505 29th August
2001
2.09 11,877,470.00
22508
22506
22509
29th August
2001
2.0 11,366,000.00
2 2 510 29th August
2001
1.14 6,472,937.00
22511 29th August
2001
2.870 14,491,650.00
7.Tanahell
Ent. Co. Ltd
File Missing 22451 28th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
22480 29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
8.Roseco
Investment
Ltd
(.Fredrick
Onyango
2.William
Mtinda
22498 29th August
2001
1.350 7,978,932.00
22501 29th August
2001
1.0 5,683,000.00
„9..Berke . , . .
Commercial
Agencies
1.W illiAm
Ruto
Kipchjrchir
2.Dav jc1
Kernel Kibet
3.Willy Bett
Kipkorir
4.James Bett
Kiprop
9826
9824
29th August
2001
1.745 9,916855.00
10.Grevsoil
Investments
Ltd
9926 3.426 19,400,000.00
11.Priority
Ltd
1 .Paul
Chirchir
2.Matthew
Otieno
25525 29th August
2001
5.086 28,903,738.00
12.Rama
Limited
25526 4.0 22,732,000.00
13.Makori
Investments
Ltd
22 51 2 29th August
2001
2.341 13,303,903.0
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Kenya Ports Authority is yet another example oc the many state
corporations which bought land from politically connected individuals and
companies for millions of shillings. The following few examples will
suffice:
1. Undeveloped plot L.R No. 9093, Malindi-Kilifi (7.0 Ha) bought from
HARRY MUTUMA KATI1URIMA for 12 million shillings
2. Undeveloped plot L.R 16
from ALI KORANE (form
Permanent Secretary in t
Enterprises in 1992 for 8 m
3. Title No. Mombasa/Block
(2.78 Ha) undeveloped. B
Minister) for 10 million
politician was Title No.
121 Shimoni, Kwale (2.516 Ha) bought
r D.0 in the KANU Government and later
ie NARC Government) through Rahole
Ilion shillings
/ 1682, Main land South, Mtongwe creek
ought from SHARIFF NASSIR (former
shillings. Also bought from the same
Iombasa/Block V/1614, Mainland North
Kimbarani, for 6 million shillings.
4. Title No. Mombasa/Block 111/528 Mainland North Kilifi/Takaungu
(173.6 Ha) undeveloped la d bought from Winworld Ltd (company
records could not be traced) for 150 million shillings.
5. Undeveloped plot L.R No 209/10212, Bellevue, Nairobi (1.6 Ha)
bought from MICAH C SEREM, JOSHUA KULEI and DAVID
KOMEN 2.6 million in 198 .
6. Title No. Mombasa/Block 1/46, Mainland South (11.4 Ha) bought
from KAYUMALI ABBiSHIS ANJARWALLA for 9 million
shillings
7. Mombasa/Block V/1683 ainland North, undeveloped plot bought
from ERASTUS MUTHA IA KIARA for 1.2 million.
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Sometime in the early 1990's
land belonging to the Keny
(KEVEVAPI) in Industrial
and illegally allocated to a
namely, SHARJAH TRADIN
from KEVEVAPI in January
to the NSSF for 500 million
showing an example of these
sixty-three out of ninety-three hectares of
Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute
rea Nairobi was systematically subdivided
umber of companies. One such company
COMPANY was allocated two plots hived
995. The company then sold those two plots
shillings in May 1995. Below fit a table
transactions:
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South Western Mau F
Notice proposes the e
Ndoinet, Tinet and Ki
area is proposed for se
wealthy individuals s
charge of Internal Sec
has constructed a palat
rest measuring 83, 395.5HA — the Gazette
cision of 24, 109 HA to establish Saino,
tagich Settlement Schemes. Although the
tling the landless, it is already taken up by
ch as the former Permanent Secretary in
rity, Mr. ZAKAYOS CHERUIYOT who
al home on part of the land.
• Eastern Mau Forest
proposes the excision
Settlement Scheme. T
local community arou
acreage allocated to ea •
easuring 64,970HA- the Gazette Notice
of 35,301 HA to establish Sururu/Likia
e area appears to have been settled by the
d Njoro and Mau Narok. The average
h individual is 2.02 HA.
• Likia Forest measuring
people to whom titles
the fact that the matter
is yet to be de-gazetted.
allocation of the same
raising potential for c
KERICH, ID NO. 38
allocated 12.14 HA as
HA. Another interesti
settlement is that most
Nairobi, Kabarnet, Bu
Njoro.
2, 290HA — the area is already settled by
ave already been issued not withstanding
s still pending in Court, and that the forest
There is evidence of double or even triple
parcel of land to different people thus
inflict. One allottee, a Mr. KIPRONO
2220 of P.O BOX 40530 Nairobi was
opposed to the average acreage of 2.02
g finding with regard to this proposed
lottees share the same postal addresses in
t Forest, Eldama Ravine
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State Houses and Lodges
The Commission also found
State Houses and Lodges ma
Houses and Lodges are not s
Maps had to be used to identif
Commission indicates that lan
been illegally allocated in the f
hat some land belonging to the country's
have been illegally allocated. Most State
rveyed. Part Development Plans and area
the sites. Information made available to the
reserved for State Houses and Lodges has
llowing areas:
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• State House, Nairobi
Over the years a num
result that the current
Commission was unab
riginally had an area of 100.66 hectares.
erof excisions have taken place with the
rea is approximately 91.55 hectares. The
e to obtain details of the allottees, and
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recommends the matter be investigated further and the illegal titles
revoked.
• Malindi State Lodge, ith an area of approximately 6 acres was
illegally allocated to Y suf Haji, former Provincial Commissioner
and current M.P. for Ija
• Rumuruti State Lodge although acquisition of the land for this
Lodge and the actual co struction was financed using public funds,
title to the land is repo edly in the name of an individual.
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This just document the 1996-2001 land grab by Moi regimes folks. 1960s is even more dramatic.
I saw it live though I was young...I was 2001 ones.
I saw someone grab that Safaricom building HQ - it was part Westland DO office.
The guy told me whole place from Agha Khan high to Westland was gov land - Biwott had grabbed from Brookside drive to Lions place.
The DO land I think they gave it to some Tugen althete - who then sold it to Mhindi.
My friend was acting as mtu ya mkono - walking around with maps identfying any public land in Nairobi that could be condemned
People were walking with Kenya maps looking for any public land
Then gyamnstic would be simple - get the gov public works to say that toilet or chiefs office or health center was codemned and unfit for human habitation.
That made the land available for re-allocation
Apply for it using a company - seeking land for investment
Gov never sell it's land - it's give out for free.
Once you get allotment letter - pay stamp duties and process the title.
Sell it to Mhindi or to gov parastals.
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I think Ndungu Report and Historical land injustices have been overtaken by events...How do you recover the 20 acres stolen from statehouse Nairobi?Or JKIA/Wilson Airport Land?Port?Barracks?Tea plantations?Ranches in Maasai land?Kikuyu land coffee plantations like Tatu city?
Just impossible.
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None was stolen.
They followed the law.
The law allowed gov to allocate investors free land upon application.
The free land was then sold to private investors.
Even now you can apply to be allocated public land to do a private investment.
Gov give you for free.
The twist nowadays - if land had been complusory acquired for a purpose - the original owners will be given it back - so if gov buy land to build an airport - it cannot proceed to give to someone else - it has to return to original owners if it changes mind about building the airport.
I think Ndungu Report and Historical land injustices have been overtaken by events...How do you recover the 20 acres stolen from statehouse Nairobi?Or JKIA/Wilson Airport Land?Port?Barracks?Tea plantations?Ranches in Maasai land?Kikuyu land coffee plantations like Tatu city?
Just impossible.