Duale Vows to Revoke Title Deeds of Senior Government Officials

Government officials and powerful politicians who have grabbed degazetted land in Ololua will see their titled revoked within the first 30 days if Aden Duale is approved as Environment, Climate Change and Forestry CS.

The CS nominee said that jointly with the ministry of Lands and other state agencies a number of titled including those belonging to big people in government and MPs will be revoked.

Duale said he is ready to serve in his new capacity if approved by the National Assembly.

Forest grabbing is as old as Kenya.. If this house approves me, in the first 30 days, a number of title deeds including big people in govt will be revoked

Speaking on Friday when he appeared before the Committee on Appointments for vetting, Duale said his academic qualification and experience in public service and private business make him the right candidate for the job.

"My academic qualifications, my experience as a Member of Parliament and as a leader in this country, the stint I had in the Ministry of Defence, my age, my role in private sector and business gives me the required testimonial," he said.

Duale went on to say he also has had a clean record over the years.

He noted that he has at no point gone against Chapter Six and Article 75 of the Constitution of Kenya.

He added he has also not been indicted by any parliamentary report before and because of this, he is fit for the job.

"I have never been indicted in any report of Parliament, I have always had clearance from the criminal justice system, the EACC and DCI, I have never violated Chapter Six of the Constitution and Article 75 of the Constitution and I think I'm ready and willing to serve the people of Kenya," Duale said.

Duale was the second nominee to appear for vetting on Friday, after Andrew Karanja. Karanja is the CS nominee for Agriculture.

In the previous Cabinet, Duale served in the Ministry of Defence. On Thursday, the first batch of five nominees were vetted by the Committee on Appointments.

"Currently our tree cover is 12.13% and we anticipate that by 2032 it will be 30%. Our forest cover is currently at 8.83% which is not really good. The planting of trees must be a bottom-up approach and we must preserve the current forest that we have" noted Duale