The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered a Ksh20 million parcel of land illegally acquired in Kakamega.
In a statement issued on August 12, EACC noted that the parcel belongs to the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.
The commission recovered the land after the court ruled that it was reserved for civil servants’ housing and could not be allocated to private individuals.
EACC recovers public land in Kakamega County valued at Ksh20 million. Photo: Courtesy.
“In his judgment on 6th August 2025, Hon. P. Mutua held that the land—originally part of Kakamega Municipality Block 111/100—was trust land reserved for civil servants’ housing. This meant it could not be allocated to private individuals. Any lease or title issued over it was declared null and void,” read the EACC statement in part.
The court cancelled all illegal register entries for the land and issued a permanent injunction stopping any dealings.
Notably, this comes a week after the commission recovered public land worth Ksh50 million illegally acquired in Mombasa County.
