The Commissioner of Lands allocated the land to 60 individuals and companies, according to the report. The committee recommended that the plot be repossessed and the fence demolished|ENCROACHMENTA letter from KAA had also opposed the company’s encroachment on its land. The PIC report on the Accounts of State Corporations also listed illegally allocated KAA land in Kisumu, Eldoret, Malindi and Ukunda where a total of 972.36 hectares was lost. PIC observed that the Commissioner of Lands purported to retain control, administration and power to allocate KAA land before it was surveyed. Consequently, the commissioner allocated the land without consulting the authority.

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2019 21:56 UTC