National Land Commission Vice-Chairperson Abigael Mukolwe. [Photo/Business Daily]National Land Commission (NLC) Vice chairperson Abigael Mukolwe has said that 5,153 illegally acquired title deeds have been revoked.Mukolwe, however, notes that  thousands more have not yet been reverted from private developers but assures the commission will not rest until all grabbed public land is returned.This is as she said NLC have resolved more than 500 long-standing land disputes.“Some of these cases date back to the time we gained Independence. We dealt with them through the alternative dispute resolution mechanism,” she told the Star on phone, Thursday.NLC, which is mandated to manage public land on behalf of the national and county governments, repossessed parcels worth billions of shillings that had been grabbed in July.In Karura Forest, NLC revoked 151 illegally acquired title deeds. In 2015 the Kenya Forest Service complained to the commission about encroachment on the forest. Another 102 titles in Nairobi’s Woodley Estate were also revoked, according to the Star.She further noted that the commission will not hesitate to crack the whip if it finds forged land documents saying the NLC still has a lot of ground to cover. Mukolwe urged Parliament to extend its mandate as their term expires on February 2019.She said lack of funding had made it impossible for NLC to equip their offices in the 47 counties and in raising awareness on the new land laws.“The other challenge we face is people going to court seeking orders to block the commission from doing its work,” she said.

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