Machakos County Commissioner (CC), Josephine Ouko, has had enough of the rising cases of land tussles and land grabbing in Mavoko and vows to deal with the cartels for good.
Speaking during the Jamhuri Day celebrations at the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Athi River, Ouko emphasised the need for cooperation by the public, land stakeholders, and security forces to permanently solve Mavoko land issues.
She decried that Mavoko is mostly known for land grabbing, and they have had meetings with the security teams and land committees and come to an agreement to put their focus on all land grabbers by ensuring they are behind bars.
“These people are known in Machakos and as Land Committee and Security Team, we are tired and have had enough of them. It’s time they face the law,” added the CC.
She added that there are residents with valid title deeds who cannot access their land, but grabbers have come up with fake documents to grab land from Mavoko residents and their time is up.
“Mavoko is only known for land tussles and together with my security team and land committee stakeholders, we are tired and done with all these cases; systems are in place to deal with the culprits permanently,” warned Ouko.
Ouko added that the government is working with other stakeholders to make sure valid title deed holders can access their land without fear, and anyone with a questionable title will face the law.
However, Ouko cautioned Machakos residents to ensure they do a proper search before buying land by contacting the Land Office in Machakos town and always make a point of visiting the piece of land to be sure one is not being swindled.
She further encouraged residents to invest in the Machakos Affordable Housing Units with Phase One complete with 220 houses, which have mostly been occupied.
The CC noted that Phase Two with 570 units is about to start and urged them to buy and ensure they have a decent and affordable place to live with their families.
Ouko also hailed the government for empowering Mama Mboga through the modern markets that are spiralling across the country, especially the ones in Kithimani, Mutituni, Tala, and Kalama that are almost complete and set to bring major economic transformation to Machakos.
By Anne Kangero
