Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has pledged to lead a vigorous campaign to reclaim public land that has been illegally acquired across Kenya, emphasising a zero-tolerance policy towards land grabs and fraudulent ownership.
During her visit to the Thika Land Registry in Kiambu County, Wahome revealed that her Ministry is compiling a comprehensive list of unlawfully seized public land to begin recovery efforts.
The first phase of recovery will focus on properties, particularly those belonging to schools in Nairobi and Mombasa.
She urged those in possession of illegally obtained titles to voluntarily surrender them or face legal action.
“Nyali Secondary School’s land has been taken away, and people have built on it. But we are going to recover that land,” she stated, adding that several school heads had contacted the Ministry about encroachments on their land.
Addressing those holding fraudulent titles to Nyali Secondary School’s land, Wahome made it clear, “I am coming to Mombasa to recover the land belonging to Nyali school. We are also working on documentation to recover land belonging to Lavington Primary School in Nairobi.”
The CS encouraged the public to take an active role in protecting public land while her Ministry, in collaboration with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), works on documentation and recovery efforts. She urged school heads to engage directly with her office, rather than relying solely on Land Registries, to resolve disputes and prevent further land grabs.

Grabbed public land in Thika that was repossessed.
Wahome also announced ongoing efforts to close loopholes within the Lands Ministry, particularly through the digitization of land records.
“Digitization will enhance transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in land transactions by enabling online land searches, title deed updates, and transfer processes,” she explained.