EACC recovers Ksh40m Kakamega plot reserved for state housing
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Kenya's anti-graft agency has reclaimed 1.05 acres in Kakamega's Milimani area, three decades after a lease was registered over land set aside for government housing.
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered public property valued at about Ksh40 million in the Milimani area of Kakamega Town, comprising 1.05 acres that had been reserved and developed for government housing.
The recovery follows a ruling by Lady Justice A. Nyukuri on September 22, 2026, which adopted a consent entered into between the private developer holding the plot and the government for the surrender of the property. The court directed the Chief Land Registrar to cancel the entries relating to the lease issued to the developer.
According to the EACC, its investigations established that the land had been reserved and developed for government housing and was therefore not available for allocation to a private individual. The developer received a letter of allotment on December 10, 1992, and a lease was registered in his name on June 4, 1993, yet the property continued to serve as government housing, with the three houses on the parcel listed in the Government Building Register.
The commission said it is further pursuing the cancellation of the unlawfully acquired title and the transfer and registration of the property in favour of the government, so that the site can be retained for public use.
The EACC has advised members of the public to undertake thorough due diligence before acquiring land, including verifying the root of title and confirming that a property is not reserved for public use.