Uhuru Park, 3 Other Iconic Public Properties without Title Deeds

• Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney said over 1500 community houses in Nairobi ended up at threat of remaining taken more than illegally by private builders
• In September 2021, Nana Gecaga, the KICC main executive officer, requested parliament to solve the possession brawl by aiding it protected title deeds
• Karoney disclosed the lease for the Pumwani Maternity Medical center expired in 2012 and was but to be renewed by the Nairobi city county

Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney has disclosed around 1,500 public qualities have no valid title deeds.

Speaking to customers of parliament, the governing administration formal said the qualities have been at danger of becoming taken more than illegally by non-public developers.

“We have determined 1,500 public parcels of land in Nairobi, and it will shock you to know that for years, Pumwani Maternity Clinic, the KICC, Uhuru Park and Central Park have no title paperwork. We are now setting up titling of general public land and digitising the information,” Small business Day-to-day quoted her.

TUKO.co.ke lists legendary qualities without having title deeds.

1. Kenyatta Intercontinental Conference Centre (KICC)

The KICC is concerned in a simmering row with the independence get together, Kenya Countrywide African Union (KANU) and other persons about the possession of the KSh 2.29 billion land in which the premises stand.

In September 2021, Nana Gecaga, the KICC main executive officer, questioned parliament to resolve the possession brawl by aiding it safe title deeds.

“Land troubles have been a supply of major issue for us. We have experimented with every little thing including going to court docket,” Gecage advised National Assembly’s General public Investments Committee (PIC).

The CEO exposed KICC only owns a 1.694-acre piece of land in which the tower stands. In addition, Gecaga stated they have no paperwork to establish ownership of the parking region (Comesa grounds), the Back garden Square Restaurant, and the Jomo Kenyatta statue.

Armstrong Kasuku, who runs Back garden Square, had also submitted a suit professing possession.

Kasuku claimed the late retired president Daniel arap Moi allotted him the land in the 1990s while serving as KANU chairman.

The MPs ended up knowledgeable the disputed parts of land appeared in records as ‘unallocated govt land’.

There ended up many pending court scenarios of folks laying assert to the prime land.

2. Uhuru Park

Uhuru Park, situated in close proximity to Nairobi Central Business enterprise District (CBD), addresses 32 acres (12.9 hectares) of key land.

Kenya’s founding president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta opened the park to the public on May perhaps 23, 1969.

The park boasts of an assembly, an synthetic lake and nationwide monuments.

It has about the decades been frequented by Kenyans who take their time to unwind with their family members.

In November 2021, there had been fears the park was wrecked to pave the way for personalized developments.

On the other hand, the Nairobi Metropolitan Products and services head of strategic communications, Tony Mbarine, claimed the recreational house was only becoming renovated after decades of neglect.

He spelled out that the park was closed to the community to be upgraded.

3. Central Park

Central Park, which covers about 20 acres, presents recreation to men and women who want to relaxation just after a fast paced working day.

Nairobi Central Park has been instrumental, especially for people who can not pay for the luxurious of checking out a lodge or other highly-priced joints to loosen up.

CS Karoney mentioned she was functioning round the clock to guarantee the park and other community properties get title deeds.

“We are doing work in collaboration with the Nairobi metropolis county (NCC) to document and digitise the homes with a specific focus on general public land,” she stated.

4. Pumwani Maternity Hospital

Karoney disclosed the lease for the Pumwani Maternity Clinic expired in 2012 and was but to be renewed by NCC.

The facility has already dropped 4 team quarters to non-public developers who have grabbed it.

The referral maternity medical center with a 350-mattress ability occupies an place of in excess of 10 acres.

Nancy Gathungu’s report on KICC

TUKO.co.ke before claimed the secret surrounding the KICC land possession took a new twist following a report by the auditor typical disclosed that the parcel is not owned by the point out company that operates the complicated.

Auditor-Normal Nancy Gathungu claimed the title deed for the 28-storey creating was not registered in the identify of KICC, a Point out Corporation under the Ministry of Tourism.

A dispute over the ownership of the legendary making erupted two decades in the past right after the previous ruling social gathering KANU laid claim on some of its property.

The KANU Bash, which was kicked out of KICC in 2013 by means of what then Tourism and Information minister Raphael Tuju termed an govt purchase, has continued to record the house as a person of its belongings in filings to the Registrar of Political Functions.

Source: TUKO.co.ke