Cabinet Secretary for Land Prof Jacob Kaimenyi has said that his ministry has already formed a task force to look into irregularities in the ministry, and is expecting a report in two months’ time.
This comes after the High Court declared titles that were issued from 2013 as irregularly issued and illegal.
Issuing of titles to previously untitled lands has been one of the major achievement of the Jubilee Coalition, with members of the executive including the president presiding over such functions in many ceremonies.
The High Court however dampened the high spirits around this matter, after it issued a statement that many of the titles issued from 2013 did not meet the advice of the advisory lands commission, no public participation nor parliamentary scrutiny.
The ministry is however looking to assure the public that there is no cause for alarm, and all is well, at least for now.
“Titles that have been issued since 2013 are legal and legitimate, the public is therefore encouraged to continue carrying out their respective transactions on land without any fear or doubt on the ownership document they hold,” said Kaimenyi
The court has given the ministry five days period to get its house in order, as far as getting the right procedure in issuance of the land ownership documentation is concerned.
In a move to beat the deadline given by the court, Kaimenyi flagged by other officials of the land commission set the ball rolling towards achieving this process.
“It should take the shortest time possible, and I believe in due course we shall receive some white smoke on this matter,” added Kaimenyi.