Kenyans have been cautioned against being involved in any transactions concerning hundreds of pieces of land (plots) in Embakasi, Nairobi.
In a notice that has since caused confusion, the Embakasi Jua Kali Housing Association on October 29, 2024, announced the dismissal of a previous notice regarding the sale of 516 plots.
The Association’s secretary in response to a notice published by the Embakasi Developers Ltd on Friday, October 25, labelled the notice misleading while clarifying that the properties are not for sale.
“We, EMBAKASI JUA KALI HOUSING ASSOCIATION wish to inform our members and the general public at large that the 516 plots (properties) excised from LR NO. 7109/3 LR NO. 7109/4 LR NO. 7109/5 and LR NO. 7109/7 are not up for sale as the aforementioned advertisement stated,” the notice reads.
Embakasi Jua Kali Housing Association has termed the advertisement as false and misleading, adding that the said properties are the subject matter of an ongoing legals dispute.
Embakasi Jua Kali Housing Association notice on advertised plots
The association further said that it holds a court order that restrains any transactions regarding these properties until the matter is resolved in court.
“The said properties are the subject matter of an ongoing suit in Nairobi ELC No. 1002 of 2015 (O.S) which EMBAKASI JUA KALI HOUSING ASSOCIATION has a court order restraining any transactions on the said properties including the sale of the same pending the determination of the court case,” the notice reads.
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Members of the Embakasi Jua Kali Housing Association and the general public have been urged to disregard the misleading advertisement, which the association has labeled as false and potentially damaging.
According to the association, any person who purports to transact over the properties on the strength of the misinformed advertisement shall be doing so at their own risk.
Collection of title deeds
Meanwhile, the government through the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development has directed Kenyans who applied for title deeds between 2015 to 2022 to collect their documents.
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The Ministry of Lands in a brief statement on Monday announced that it has published a full list of all uncollected title deeds and urged potential applicants to cross-check their names to verify whether they have been listed.
Kenyans who applied for the documents and sought to collect them have been directed to visit the ministry’s website https://t.co/7bCjTORJmD to access the full list of the title deeds.
“Our esteemed customers and members of the public are hereby notified to collect the following documents and applications that have remained uncollected as herein attached,” the Ministry of Lands announced.
Applicants whose names appear on the list have been directed to visit their respective application centers and avail their original booking forms and a copy of their national Identity Cards before picking up their documents.
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