President Uhuru Kenyatta issuing a title deed. Some of the deeds he has offered to locals in different areas might be rendered illegal. [Photo/Standard]
More than 3,000,000 title deeds offered by the Jubilee government in Nakuru may be rendered illegal, due to failure to comply with a court order issuing steps to regularize them.
The high court ruled last year that all title deeds issued without the involvement of the National Lands Commission and the enactment of the requisite regulation by parliament were irregularly processed, and therefore illegal.
However, Justice David Nguto suspended the advancement order to give the movement one year to fix the legal requirements.
The deadline is expiring next week on Monday, with the government yet to effect the legal requirements.
Experts are now warning of a looming upheaval in the real estate and financial sectors as well as the economy.
This is not the first case where the government has been accused of illegally presenting title deeds, with similar cases happening in the Coast region.
President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to settle different groups and communities, including the internally displaces people from the 2007 post-election violence.
A few weeks ago, IDPs in Kisii lamented over the slow pace in resettling them, saying they have not been taken care of as the president promised when he toured the area during campaigns.