Murang’a County Government has warned members of the public from buying parcels of land it recently acquired from Del-monte Company.
In a notice placed in one of the daily newspapers, Murang’a county government through the office of the County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Lands and Physical Planning raised concerns that there are some devious individuals claiming they can subdivide and sell off parcels of the land on behalf of the county.
“There are persons encroaching on the said land, purporting to subdivide and sell plots to the members of the public. This land is reserved for the upcoming Kenol level 5 hospital,” read part of the notice.
The devolved unit further clarified that it is not subdividing or selling plots from the said land or any of its land parcels elsewhere.
“Murang’a county government has not instructed anyone to deal with such land on behalf of the county,” the notice stated.
The county government also warned that anyone selling such land is acting illegally. Hence, anyone who buys such land risks losing their money without any recourse to the county government.
Likewise, during his inauguration, Governor Irungu Kang’ata revealed that the previous county regime managed to get 1, 400 acres of land from Del-monte Company before the firm renewed its lease.
Moreover, Del-monte Company bowed to pressure from the county government and residents two years ago to shelve part of its land for public use.
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Del-monte, which is a fruit growing and manufacturing company, owns more than 22, 000 acres of land, most of which is in Murang’a County.
Furthermore, governor Kang’ata said his administration is planning to build a Level 5 hospital to serve residents of Murang’a south.
Muranga’a County governor explained that there is only one level 5 hospital and residents from sub-counties within southern parts of Murang’a travel long distances to seek medical care at the county referral hospital.
