Land Investments Newspaper Edition 001

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EDITION 001

JULY 2014 :: 001

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Exposing new property investment opportunities in Kenya

LAND INVESTMENTS EXPO

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Making land-ownership smooth The process of owning land has been heart-rending to many Kenyans over the years but now there is ray as processes are streamlined writes OLIVER OWUOR. It’s been almost a month since the Lands registries in the country were reopened after a clean-up exercise that raised such a huge storm for about two weeks. Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu had ordered the registries in Nairobi shut so that an audit could be conducted, and a clean-up undertaken. Many thought it was an exercise in futility, but many weeks down the line, a spot check at Ardhi House reveals a refreshing new look.

Kenya’s President His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by Hon. Charity Ngilu, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development tours the Lands Ministry registry to appreciate filing audit and progress of streamlining of seamless transactions at the national headquarters.

There is some real order, and now it will take a shorter duration of time to have one’s land issues addressed by the government. Prior to the clean up exercise, there were numerous challenges at Ardhi house which made life difficult for

The new air we are breathing at Ardhi house is a welcome relieve. those seeking land services. Some of the issues were as follows;

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That conducting searches on titles took too long, sometimes up to months to get results so as to confirm ownership. During this time it became impossible to sign any agreements between buyers and sellers. In fact CONTINUED ON PAGE 4


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