The Lands Ministry has announced plans to open a land registry in Gatundu South to reduce on congestion at the Thika registry.
Speaking at Gatundu town on Monday, Alfred Ombina, Senior Lands Secretary said that Gatundu locals depend on the Thika facility.
He said that the Ministry is working to have its services decentralized.
“We are working on a plan that will see us open a lands registry in Gatundu and every other part of the country,” he said.
He said that Gatundu people have been requesting to have their own registry.
“The Ministry has heard your request and considered it, soon you will have your own registry,” he told the public when he toured the constituency.
The Lands Secretary at the same time said that the Ministry is working on automating its services.
He said the move will increase efficiency and save on time spend by residents seeking the services.
The official said that many people flock land registries Nairobi and other registries in the country.
He said that once automated millions of Kenyans will be able to seek services online.
The Lands official also said that the Ministry will soon issue land title deeds to Gatundu residents.
Area MP Moses Kuria welcomed the move saying that locals were being forced to travel to Thika or Nairobi to file land documents.