Sakaja Declares To Reclaim Public Land That Has Been Taken

The county administration of Nairobi has started a campaign to recapture public land that private developers have taken.

No effort will be spared, according to Governor Johnson Sakaja, to reclaim land intended for public uses including growth, recreation, and parking. Sakaja noted that due to land grabbing, the majority of public schools are having trouble growing when students transfer to junior secondary schools.

The governor further claimed that private developers had seized open spaces and sports fields in colonial-era estates including Mbotela, Kaloleni, Kariobangi, and Maringo. He promised to see to it that all land designated for public use is seized.

“We will restore the 5.3 acres of land that were taken next week after speaking with the head teacher of Martin Luther Primary School. Four primary head teachers in Nairobi have been required to notify our lands team immediately of any encroachment on the property of their schools ” Sakaja said this while revealing the Sh1 billion scholarship fund.

A task force on education established by the county government in 2014 discovered that numerous elementary schools and 44 secondary schools in the city lacked property ownership certificates.

Kabiria Primary, Ngong Forest Primary, Olympic Primary, Uhuru Gardens, Our Lady of Mercy, Ayany Primary, Kibera, Bahati, Buruburu One, Kamukunji Secondary, Ruaraka High, and St. Anne’s Girls Jogoo Road are a some of the schools mentioned in the study.