Ministry of Lands: A hotbed of corruption exposed by court of appeal ruling

Some of the structures being put up on the Sh40 billion land owned by East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) that is being grabbed by a powerful cartel. EAPCC was established 82 years ago when it acquired over 16000 acres in Athi River.[FILE/Standard]

The Ministry of Lands has long been a hub of controversy in the country with land fraud cases piling up and innocent citizens losing their property rights.

A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal has revealed the extent to which unscrupulous cartels have infiltrated the Ministry, particularly at its Nairobi headquarters, Arthi House, and exposed a deeply embedded culture of corruption. 

The Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, housed at Arthi House in Nairobi, is meant to be a public service institution overseeing the fair and transparent management of land in Kenya.