Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Government Coordination Kipchumba Murkomen has vowed to deal firmly with land fraudsters and land grabbers in Machakos who have become the biggest threat to security.
The CS was speaking at the County Commissioners residence in Machakos during his end-of-Lower Eastern Jukwa la Usalama tour, where he met with National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO) and opinion leaders from every sub-county in Machakos, where the major issue raised was land grabbing.
He said land grabbing has brought about insecurity issues and invasion by squatters and disclosed plans to find out which government officials and politicians are colluding with criminals in land fraud by using fake title deeds and harassing legal land owners. "Land is the biggest threat to security," declared Murkomen.
Murkomen also disclosed plans to work with the land ministry in developing concrete policies and strategies that will tame land grabbers and fraudsters in Machakos once and for all as soon as they conclude the Lower Eastern tour of Jukwaa la Usalama. "We will compile a report that will inform the development of a National policy to address land ownership disputes, especially cases involving large tracts of land which have been invaded by squatters and land grabbers," added the CS.
