Sunday, September 29, 2024 - The government of President William Ruto has announced the loss of multiple title deeds.
In a gazette notice, the Office
of the Head of Public Service disclosed that up to 366 title deeds are missing.
"It is notified for the
general information of the public that Title Deeds bearing serial numbers
listed herein are reported lost (5253001—5253367)" read part of the
gazette notice.
While making the announcement,
the government distanced itself from the incident and clarified that it would
not take any liability arising from any unauthorized transactions that led to
the loss of the said documents.
According to government printer
Abdi Hassan, following the disappearance of the crucial documents, the said
title deeds were deemed cancelled and of no effect.
However, in its announcement,
the government did not reveal the main reason for the loss of the documents.
The latest report comes hardly a
month after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
arrested six suspects over allegations of scamming Kenyans through forged
land documents.
According to a police report,
the suspects who were arrested in the Ngara area in Nairobi were part of a land
cartel defrauding Kenyans of their land by changing ownership in both the
physical files and the digital platform.
The lead detective, while addressing the press, revealed that the six suspects were caught printing fake land documents in their office located in the area.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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