No gov’t records to show Mackenzie owns Shakahola land, PS Korir tells Senate

Appearing before the Senate Ad hoc committee probing Shakahola deaths, Korir said government has no evidence to show that the preacher owns the land where bodies of cult victims were recovered. 

“We are not aware of any lease to Mackenzie that is registered to us, we are not aware of any disputes in regards to parcels of land in Shakahola. There are allegations that Manckenzie owns acres, but we do not have any evidence,” he told the Senator Mungatana-led committee. 

Korir said that the land where the Shakahola massacre happened was unoccupied, and is part of the 50,000 Chakama Ranch, whose lease expires in 2029. 

He said the Lands Ministry will look into such cases, where people take advantage of idle land to commit criminal activities. 

“To those who do not meet conditions of owning the ranch, there is a way government can revert the land and re-allocate to individuals who can make good use of it,” Korir said.