62 elders killed by their children over land disputes in Kilifi: CS Murkomen

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that a total of 62 elders were killed by their children and relatives over land inheritances in Kilifi.

While raising alarm over insecurity caused by land disputes in the Coastal region, Murkomen put on notice the land registry officials, judicial officers and government administrators behind land fraud in Kilifi County. 

Speaking while on his third day of Coastal tour, the Interior CS warned the land cartels in Kilifi County that their time was up. 

"You see dubious and suspect court orders that lead to land theft. Administrators and corrupt officials from the land registry also facilitate land ownership theft," Murkomen stated.

The CS attributed the insecurity in the county, including the killings of elderly individuals, to powerful cartels such as land registry officers, judicial officers, and government administrators, who are believed to manipulate land ownership records.

"The elders now do not want to collect IDs because they fear their lives will be targeted," Murkomen pointed out.

He appealed to the county residents to follow due process while acquiring parcels of land. 

"Usinunue shamba ambayo ikona kesi ama ni ya serikali," the CS urged.

Murkomen also owned up to the failure by intelligence and law enforcement officers to prevent the Shakahola massacre.