Governor William Kabogo has revealed that the digitisation of land registries across Kiambu county is almost complete.
The governor on Tuesday noted that the digitisation process that started a year ago is 80 per cent complete stating that locals will start enjoying efficient land services soon.
Speaking at Kiambu headquarters when he officially opened the grants and disposition of public land seminar on Monday, the governor said that the county is working closely with the Lands Ministry and the National Lands Commission (NLC) to implement digitisation of land records.
“The land records digitisation is at an advanced stage and soon locals will enjoy land services,” said governor Kabogo.
The governor noted that locals have been finding it difficult to access land information from existing manual registries.
He said that digitisation will improve efficiency in terms of service provision.
Governor Kabogo urged the Lands Ministry to speed up and issue land titles to locals. He observed that high cases of land conflict in the area will reduce if genuine lawn owners are given titles.
National Lands Commission Chairman Mohamed Swazuri said that the government will soon issue titles to landowners in Central Kenya.
He said that Central Kenya is among regions with high cases of land conflict.
Swazuri at the same time warned public land grabbers saying that they will be exposed and grabbed land repossessed by the government.