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Thousands set to get land titles as state seeks to degazette over 6,700 hectares of forest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 18, 2025

CS Barasa has petitioned the National Assembly seeking approval to regularise the settlements in South Nandi, Turbo, Mt Elgon, and Kakamega forests.

EACC recovers Sh2.8 billion Karura Forest land from late ex-minister Kamotho’s company
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 28, 2025

In a landmark ruling, the court declared that the prime Gigiri property—part of Karura Forest—was unlawfully acquired by the late Minister Joseph Kamo...

CS Duale vows to block illegal occupation of forest land
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Feb 27, 2025

Duale emphasised that while the process of title revocation takes time, the government has already taken action to stop illegal constructions on fores...

Raising land revenue: What African cities might learn from Hong Kong’s unique land-lease system
The Conversation  |  Aug 11, 2024

British African colonies like Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania not only had much larger Indigenous populations but they were already organised into kingdoms...

Kindiki directs people living in government forest land to vacate
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 10, 2024

The CS elaborated that the government will reclaim all its forest reserves as it aims to increase the sizes, hence why people living in government for...

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