'Frustration' as government extends closure of land officesLand CS Farida Karoney (PHOTO: FILE)Frustration met decision by the government to extend the closure of land registries across the country.The ministry of lands published in local dailies the extension of land registries closure by two weeks following advice from the National Emergency Response Committee on the management of Covid-19. The lands registry has now been closed for one month, causing a lack of search services for land title deeds. Lawyers in the county perceive the registry closure as what can cause congestion in remand cells especially now when the country is fighting covid-19 infection. However, their title deeds cannot be valued because the land registry is closed. This will cause congestion in remand cells because many suspects released on the bond can only afford to produce their land title deeds.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2020 11:48 UTC