MPs raise alarm over alleged misappropriation of College of Insurance land

MPs have raised serious concerns over the ownership of the College of Insurance land in South C, rejecting claims that it is privately held and calling for a detailed investigation into what they say is a deliberate attempt to misappropriate public property.

The Finance and National Planning Committee flagged the issue after Treasury documents suggested that the property, historically linked to the college, may have been transferred to private individuals.

The MPs argued that the explanation was weak and highlighted that the facility and land were financed entirely with money from the insurance levy fund, collected from ordinary Kenyans.

The Committee, chaired by Molo MP Kimani Kuria, accused senior Treasury officials of enabling a scheme aimed at legitimising a questionable transfer of strategic public land.

The matter was discussed during a session with National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, focusing on the disputed LR No 209/10210, which has long been associated with the college. Baringo Woman Representative Jematiah Sergon initially raised the alarm on the issue.

Mbadi presented records claiming the land is now owned by a trust of three private individuals, whose identities he did not disclose.

“From the information I have, it is owned by private insurance providers through a trust. I have no information on who these people are,” he told the committee.

Committee members dismissed the explanation, suggesting that the CS was misled about a matter that involves the potential loss of a critical public asset.

They emphasised that the land houses essential national training infrastructure and warned that any changes to its status would face strict parliamentary oversight.

Kuria said the documents presented were incomplete, inconsistent, and missing historical details, raising suspicions of a silent takeover retroactively justified by paperwork.

He insisted that both the college and its land were funded with public resources.

“Under the Insurance Act, every time one pays for insurance cover, he or she pays for the insurance levy, which finances the acquisition of the land in question. That school is owned by Kenyans because that is taxpayers’ money,” Kuria said.

“We cannot allow public resources to be used like that under our watch. The title deeds they claim to have are a clear fraud. Someone is stealing public land, and we are protecting them.”

Butula MP Joseph Oyula, a former Treasury employee, confirmed that the government originally acquired the land when the insurance department was still under Treasury in the late 1980s.

Kesses MP Julius Rutto demanded a full investigation.

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“The ministry wants us to believe that this land has always been private, yet the college has been using the land for over 30 years, and now someone wants to claim the land,” he said. “We need a full inquiry into how this public land changed hands to private individuals.”

Homa Bay MP Opondo Kaluma urged an independent investigation, emphasising the need to hold accountable those behind illegal transfers.

“We should call these characters to lift their veils,” he said, a request approved by Kuria. The committee promised that, if wrongdoing is confirmed, it would recommend criminal charges and full reclamation of the property for the public.