The government has announced the loss of multiple title deeds.
In a gazette notice dated September 27, the Office of the Head of Public Service disclosed that up to 366 title deeds were missing.
"It is notified for the general information of the public that Title Deeds bearing serial numbers listed herein are reported lost (5253001—5253367)" read part of the gazette notice.
While making the announcement, the government distanced itself from the incident and clarified that it would not take any liability arising from any unauthorized transactions that led to the loss of the said documents.
According to government printer Abdi Hassan, following the disappearance of the crucial documents, the said title deeds were deemed cancelled and of no effect.
However, in its announcement, the government did not reveal the main reason for the loss of the documents.
The latest report comes hardly a month after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested six suspects over allegations of scamming Kenyans through forged land documents.
According to a police report, the suspects who were arrested in the Ngara area in Nairobi were part of a land cartel defrauding Kenyans of their land by changing ownership in both the physical files and the digital platform.
The lead detective while addressing the press revealed that the six were found printing fake land documents in their office which is located within the area.
"They receive instructions from different clients among them rogue brokers and rogue ministry of land officials who direct them to print fake documents and append signatures and stamps of ministry officials without their knowledge," the officer revealed.
During the operation, the officers managed to recover several items from the suspects' residence. Among the items confiscated included four mobile phones, two typewriters, four printers, scanners and 11 incomplete certificates of titles.
Other items seized by the officers included; about 1,000 unprinted title deeds, 17 letters of allotment, assorted computation files, one logbook and one smart driving licence.
