President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto today said the Jubilee Administration wants to bring an end to the problem of squatters which many previously powerful politicians exacerbated for political reasons.
The President and his deputy said they do not want to see any Kenyan, especially in the coastal region, living as a squatter on his or her own land.
They spoke in Shimoni, Kwale County, where local leaders vowed that the residents of the county will overwhelmingly vote for Jubilee to ‘liberate themselves.”
President Kenyatta said the Jubilee Administration has distributed more than 40,000 title deeds in Kwale County alone as part of its action plan to empower Kenyans to own property to enable them create wealth.
“We have issued more than 300,000 title deeds in the coast region. This is the first step in enriching people,” said the President.
The 300,000 coast titles are part of the more than 3.5 million titles deeds that the Jubilee Government has issued in the last four years as part of its pledge to enable Kenyans own land and create wealth.
Speaking when the President presided over the issuing of 1500 title deeds in Shimoni, Deputy President Ruto said part of the Jubilee Party’s action plan to eradicate poverty was to ensure they dealt with the problem of squatters.
“We do not want squatters in Kenya. The solution is to give people titles for their land,” said the DP.
President Kenyatta also announced that the Government will lift the ban on imports and exports from Shimoni to the Tanzanian island of Pate.
He also announced that plans to build a modern fishing port, that will be the largest of its kind on the eastern africa coastline, are at an advanced stage.