Regulations have not been developed since the Land Act, Land Registration Act, National Land Commission Act and Community Land Act too effect, therefore, creating a loophole that enables the cartels to subvert the law and take over people’s property with impunity. Given this, some private developers have been colluding with various Lands ministry officials to fraudulently process extensions or renew land leases. Last year, the Cabinet froze the renewal of land leases in a bid to rein in cartels that were forcibly acquiring property from people whose leases were expiring. In an interview with the Nation, Mr Khalif said cartels had been using counterfeit documents to grab land. A task force formed to unearth the mystery behind the land leases is compiling its report.

Source: Daily Nation August 24, 2017 06:56 UTC