Top 9 Counties with Family Members Involved in Land-Related Crimes
The majority of Kenyans defrauded in land-related transactions are victimized by family members, according to a report published by the National Crime Research Centre (NCRC).
The Baseline Study on Land-Related Crimes and Offenses in Kenya revealed that 39.7% of land-related crimes and offenses were committed by family members, specifically those motivated by selfishness.
Meru, Murang’a, Laikipia, Taita Tavete, Elgeyo Marakwet, Migori, Nyamira, Garrisa, and Nakuru are the counties where relative-related land fraud is prevalent, according to the report.
According to the NCRC report, land brokers ranked first, with 41.4% of all respondents claiming to have been scammed by this group.
According to the report, neighbors, land-buying companies, the Department of Land, land developers, political leaders, advocates, surveyors, and squatters are also involved in land-purchasing processes.
Insightful findings of the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission report, a landmark document on the most pressing land ownership issues in the country, revealed that public officials were involved in land-related injustices, such as coerced evictions.
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Among the persistent land ownership issues enumerated in the report are forgery of land documents, removal of beacons, trespassing, double allocation, theft of farm produce, and removal of beacons.
“The last reported land-related crimes and offenses included: discrimination, murder, and failing to honor lease terms both at (0.2 percent), incitement to violence (0.6 percent), assault/malicious damage and discharging untreated waste/poor drainage at (0.7 percent) each and finally delayed issuance of title deeds (0.8 percent),” read part of the report.
In the report, it was found that some land disputes arise due to the absence of a proprietor.
The report recommended that landowners be educated on the importance of routine inspections to determine ownership conditions and boundary markers.
“The perpetrators are first-born sons and daughters in the family, cartels in land matters, local administrators, members of land boards, police investigators on land fraud issues, and the court’s officers, including some politicians,” read a statement from the Office of Director of Public Prosecution in Nandi.
Top 9 Counties with Family Members Involved in Land-Related Crimes
