An elderly woman receives a tittle deed from President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto in Trans Nzoia county, June 8, 2017. [Photo: PSCU]Land owners who were yet to receive title deeds in Trans Nzoia county now have a reason to smile.This is after President Uhuru Kenyatta issued 6,000 title deeds to some of the locals, saying beneficiaries would not be charged any stamp duty.He announced the government had waived the more than Sh1.2 billion that the land owners would have been charged. Another 120,000 tittle deeds will be handed over within the next six weeks. "We want to make sure that every Kenyan has a title for the land he or she owns," Uhuru said, Thursday.Accompanied by his deputy William Ruto alongside other Jubilee Party and government officials, Uhuru started his tour of Trans Nzoia with a rally at Kobos.He then proceeded to hold more rallies in Endebes, Matisi, Kitale town, Kitale showground, Sibanga, Kaplamai, Maili Saba and finally Moi’s bridge, rallying support for his re-election bid.

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