A 30-day deadline set for Wahome to produce KICC title deed
A 30-day deadline set for Wahome to produce KICC title deed
The Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) land title deed must be produced, according to a directive issued by the Public Investments Committee of the National Assembly to Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome on Thursday, February 29.
Under the direction of Parliamentary Member David Pkosing for Pokot South, the Committee directed the Lands Ministry and the National Lands Commission to provide the title deed in a timeframe of 30 days.
Wahome, who appeared before the parliamentary committee alongside tourism counterpart Alfred Mutua, clarified that the KICC land was not grabbed.
However, Tourism CS Alfred Mutua, also present at the committee, dismissed plans by private entities to claim the land where the national monument is situated.
As she addressed the issue, CS Alice Wahome promised that the KICC title deed would be fixed and that it would happen quickly. We all agree that this is public territory.
For the time being, we disagree on any personal interest impeding development. Any concern of personal interest does not and will not deter me because it is still public land, the Land CS stated.
“I assure the committee that the remaining land, popularly known as COMESA ground, is secure. I have not seen any records to show that it has been subdivided. The land is safe,” she added.
On February 14, the National Assembly lands committee highlighted that the ownership of KICC and its surrounding land space was a matter of national security and required urgent resolution.
Consequently, the committee summoned the National Lands Commission (NLC) CEO and the Lands CS to appear before the committee on Thursday, February 22.
According to the committee, the Nairobi County Government was claiming ownership of the land hosting the Garden Square Restaurant adjacent to Harambee House.
MP Pkosing stressed that this was a major issue since, in the event that the two plots were not brought under the Convention’s ownership, KICC would suffer large asset losses.
Debate erupted in July 2021 over who owned the Ksh2.2 billion plot of land where the skyscraper is located after the Auditor General’s report showed that the site was not registered in the State’s name.