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Kilifi tops with over 2,000 unresolved land cases

Kilifi County has 2,024 claims out of the 3,743 currently under review by National Lands Commission.

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What you need to know:

  • A report from the NLC shows that out of 3,743 claims currently under review, Coast counties make up 2,624 of the cases
  • Kilifi County has 2,024 claims followed by Mombasa County with 228 claims, Kwale with 187 claims, Tana River with 127, Taita Taveta with 41, and Lamu County with 17 cases
  • In Tana River County, leaders have appealed to the commission to cede more land from the irrigation schemes for the expansion of the towns

More than 65 per cent of land injustice cases in the country are from the Coast region, with Kilifi county accounting for over 2,000 cases reported to the National Lands Commission.

A report from the NLC shows that out of 3,743 claims currently under review, Coast counties make up 2,624 of the cases.