Ministry of Lands raises alarm over forged title deeds at Kisumu land office

The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, and Housing and Urban Development raised the alarm over the high number of forged title deeds at the Kisumu land office. Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, and Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome further noted that land disputes bordering on boundaries were also on the rise in Kisumu….

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Kamuthi Farmers Co-operative Society looses Ksh10 Billion land to Nairobi County

Kamuthi Farmers Cooperative Society Limited lost 176 acres of land in Kiambu worth Ksh 10 billion to Nairobi City County. The Sacco lost an appeal in court against the county government in pursuit of the land in a matter that has been prolonged in court for 33 years. Court of Appeal judges David Musinga, Sankale…

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Property prices in Nairobi’s suburbs and satellite towns rise by 0.8%

HassConsult has published the Hass Property Price Indices for the fourth quarter of 2024, revealing notable distinctions between quarterly and annual property market trends. Quarterly sales prices in Nairobi’s suburbs and satellite towns rose by 0.8 percent, slightly up from 0.7 percent in the third quarter. On an annual basis, sales prices grew by 5.2…

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Govt launches online platforms (ardhisasa) for land transactions

The Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development has stopped use of old generation mutation forms for land transactions. The ministry has instead developed online platforms (ardhisasa) to assist in land transactions in the country. In statement by Director of Surveys Maritim Weldon dated 14th January 2025,the ministry says the online platform will…

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Uriri residents laud govt for fast-tracking Gogo Power Substation expansion

Uriri residents have lauded the government for fast-tracking the expansion of the multimillion Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) Gogo Power Substation, whose groundbreaking ceremony is set for early this year. Area Member of Parliament Mark Nyamita has been leading a major campaign aimed at compensating residents whose parcels have been taken over. Nyamita tabled the…

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Kitui County Housing Cooperative Society eyes real estate growth with member-focused development plans

The Kitui County Housing Cooperative Society Limited was started out of felt need by the Kitui County government staff in 2014. The society’s Chairman, Benjamin Musili Mukulo, further said the society is to be a world class housing cooperative society in the provision of real estate property services to the members for both the present…

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the Trans-Elite Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Plaza in Kapsabet town, Nandi county.

Ownership Battle: Who really owns the Trans-Elite Savings Sacco Plaza?

Confusion surrounds the ownership of the Trans-Elite Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Plaza in Kapsabet town, Nandi County, with current officials claiming ownership leaving the question, Who really owns the Trans-Elite Savings Sacco Plaza? Sacco Chair Alfred Ngetuny said they bought the plaza using a bank loan, dismissing claims by some former members claiming to…

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Kajiado County Governor Joseph Ole Lenku awards a land owner a title deed./ File photo

Land owners petition county govt over freehold land rates

Kajiado land owners have filed a petition in court challenging the constitutionality of the Kajiado County Finance Act 2023. The petitioners; Sheria Mtaani Organization, advocate Shadrack Wambui, Residents associations from Olkeri,Ngong Oloo surutia, Acacia among others raise several key issues regarding the Act, asserting that it violates their constitutional rights and fails to adhere to…

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Mining and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary Hassan Joho./ Photo courtesy

Joho affirms Govt commitment to streamline mining sector

Mining, Fisheries and Blue Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS) Hassan Joho has announced that the government intends to streamline the mining sector. Speaking in Kisumu when he met mining officials and artisan miners from Rift valley and Nyanza regions recently, the CS said that the government seeks to introduce reforms in bid to improve the sector….

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One of the properties of Home Afrika.

Loss-making Home Afrika sells land, houses to clear loan

Home Afrika, a real estate company listed on the stock exchange, is selling some of its assets, including houses and land, in order to repay an outstanding loan of KSh79 million from I&M Bank. Home Afrika intends to sell six housing units from its Mitini Scapes Development, located along Kiambu Road and Lake View Heights in Kisumu. The purpose of this sale is to repay…

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