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Exposed: How Egerton University’s Sh1.6bn Land Ended Up in Private Developers Hands

Exposed: How Egerton University's Sh1.6bn Land Ended Up in Private Developers Hands

Exposed: How Egerton University’s Sh1.6bn Land Ended Up in Private Developers Hands

A recent court filing by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has exposed backroom deals that allowed private developers to acquire 1,136 acres of public land belonging to Egerton University in Kenya.

The EACC is seeking to recover the land, which it claims was illegally allocated to Cantie Ha Limited and then transferred to Kipruto Kemboi.

The agency has sued Mr Kemboi, Cantie Ha Limited, and the Chief Land Registrar, alleging that they conspired to fraudulently acquire the land.

The property is valued at Ksh 1.6 billion and is currently occupied by Egerton University, although Mr Kemboi is in possession of the title deed.

The land was originally owned by Lord Egerton of Tatton, who gifted it to the Egerton Agricultural College in 1960. The EACC claims that the land was set aside for the college’s agricultural activities and research purposes.

However, Cantie Ha allegedly obtained a lease on the land in 1961, before it was illegally transferred to Mr Kemboi in 1970. The agency says that investigations revealed the title deed was obtained fraudulently.

The EACC is seeking a court order to declare the allocation and registration of the land illegal, null and void, and is also requesting a temporary injunction to prevent Mr Kemboi from trespassing, transferring, selling, leasing, or advertising the land.

The agency argues that any interference with the university’s projects on the land will lead to significant losses on the part of the government due to insufficient land for the institution to meet its research obligations.

The commission is also seeking to compel the Chief Land Registrar to rectify the registration by cancelling the title deeds for the parcel.

Mr Kemboi and Cantie Ha Limited have maintained that they legally acquired the land and obtained the title deed. The case has been certified as urgent, and a hearing is scheduled for March 21st.

Exposed: How Egerton University’s Sh1.6bn Land Ended Up in Private Developers Hands

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