A view of Nyanchwa Estate from Kisii town. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is investigating how some individuals transferred public land meant for affordable housing project into private property at Nyanchwa estate in Kisii town.
Influential individuals are reported to have used their positions to grab land which they subdivided into 81 portions and thereafter sold it to unsuspecting developers.
The launch of the affordable housing project will either be delayed or not get off the ground should the suspected land grabbers, who have taken loans amounting to over Sh11 million, decide to fight back.
The affordable housing project in Kisii County is hanging in limbo after land meant for the venture was transferred to private ownership and used as collateral for bank loans.
As a result, the launch of the project will either be delayed or worse still, it may not get off the ground should the suspected land grabbers, who have taken loans amounting to over Sh11 million, decide to fight back by taking the matter to court.
