An investigation by the Nation found that the fraudsters then use the acquired title deeds to sell the land to unsuspecting investors. Courts are now teeming with victims trying to repossess their land and to recover money paid for stolen land. Land officials rank Kajiado, Kwale and Kilifi as the counties with the biggest problems of brazen theft of land. These documents are important in the ownership transfer process because land control boards have powers to reject or approve land transactions. The three are believed to be part of a syndicate operating in Nyeri region and which forges land ownership documents and obtains money by false pretence.

Source: Daily Nation May 23, 2019 07:01 UTC