The County Government of Kisii has finally inaugurated the Kisii County Land Management Board.
The six-member board that is set to be chaired by James Omweno will work with the National Land Commission to streamline issues regarding land acquisition and ownership in Kisii County among other responsibilities.
Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of the board members, Deputy Governor Joash Maangi called on the board to hasten the process of reclaiming public land acquired irregularly by individuals and companies in Kisii County.
“We came up with this board after thorough consultations with Governor James Ongwae and we want the people of Kisii to feel protected and secure with their lands and therefore I want to call upon the Lands Board fast track all illegally acquired land in Kisii,” said Maangi.
Maangi added that the formulation of the board is one of the measures the County Government has put in place to achieve better management of public land and service delivery to the people of Kisii County.
Meanwhile, Kisii University has started a programme that will see the institution hire their own post graduate students to teach undergraduates to be able to fund their post graduate studies.
“We are going to give some of you a chance to teach our undergraduate so that you can be able to fund your studies,” said Deputy Chancellor Maurice Amutabi.
Amutabi was speaking in Eldoret when he launched the PhD and Masters programmes at the Kisii University Eldoret Campus.