This archive report was first published on 3 July 2020.
Published on July 3, 2020, the DCI's recommendations come in the wake of increased cases of land grabbing and fraudulent transfer of land, resulting in forced evictions of innocent land buyers.
The National Assembly invited the DCI to engage on strategies to deal with the vice, with DCIO George Kinoti appearing before the National Assembly Security and Administration Committee on Friday.
According to Kinoti, the epicentre of land grabbing is domiciled at the lands registry, where files are being altered and Kenyans duped.
The DCI has proposed several measures to combat land cartels, including granting the Chief Land Registrar absolute powers to cancel all title deeds obtained fraudulently.
Additionally, the DCI wants a law enacted to provide for regular vetting of personnel in the lands and companies registries, and for the re-digitalization of all documents at the lands registries with physical backups.
The agency also recommends introducing sufficient checks to protect records at the registrar of companies and lands registry, and making it mandatory for vendors and buyers of land to append their thumbprints on transfer documents.
