Here are the top 10 dangerous counties that you should not buy land because cartels will con you – Full list

 

Friday, October 20, 2023 – As more questions still linger in the mind of many Kenyans over the Athi River land scandal, where innocent investors lost their property to bulldozers after President William Ruto’s order, a new report has revealed the most dangerous counties to buy land due to scammers.

According to a report published by the National Crime Research Center, Nairobi County is the most dangerous place to buy land. It has the most unresolved land disputes.

Nairobi leads the way with a 12% rate followed by Kakamega at 6.3% and Nakuru at 5%.

Meru (5.3%), Kisii (5.2%), Bungoma (5.1%), Kilifi (4.6%), Kisumu (4.5), Kiambu (4.1), and Siaya (3.9%) completed the set of the top 10 counties struggling with land dispute cases.

Per the report, the most prevalent land dispute issues in various counties include; pending land transfers, land succession, ownership disputes, forged documents, lost title deeds, compensation claims, and boundary interference.

In Nairobi County, 44.4% of respondents expressed concerns about the issuance of title deeds, while 28.9% cited pending land ownership while 22.2% mentioned unresolved land matters in court. 

Elsewhere, in Kakamega County, 48.9% of respondents were troubled by pending land succession, 31.1% by pending land transfers, and 17.8% by unresolved matters in court or before elders.

Nakuru County faced significant challenges with 59.0% of respondents reporting grappling with pending land ownership disputes, followed by 30.8% dealing with pending transfers, and 33.3% contending with matters either in court or before the Council of Elders.

On the other hand, several counties stood out for their high rates of succession issues.