By Ann Salaton
The security team in Narok Central Sub County has reclaimed a government house that had been grabbed by a private developer at the Narok town public servants’ residential house quarters.
Narok Central Assistant County Commissioner AbdiShakur Ali, who led the process, said his office had given ten days’ notice to all private developers living in and renting out government houses to vacate the premises or risk being forcefully removed.
Ali said that despite having given notice to the private developer, Hellen Ngare, to vacate the premises, she ignored it and continued living on the government land, letting it out to members of the public.
The house is located next to Kenya Forest Service offices, which Ms Ngare had fenced with iron sheets to bar any person from accessing the compound.
Ms. Ngare, in her defense, stated that she acquired the land in 1996, when it was allocated by the defunct county council.
Police officers, however, removed the illegal semi-permanent fence and restored the house to its former state.
Ali said the house is among several other government properties illegally acquired by private individuals in the town.
“It is important that concerned departments, especially the state department for housing, prioritise titling of their assets to avert more grabbing and reclaim what is already claimed by private individuals,” he said.
Ali revealed that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating a number of government land parcels that are allegedly owned by private individuals.
“The government will use any legal means to reclaim the land occupied by private developers. I advise any person living illegally on government land to quit before they are forcefully removed,” he said.
He said many people have moved to court to bar the government from reclaiming their land, hence calling on the judiciary to speed up the cases so that justice can prevail.
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