Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) has asked all public institutions, schools, churches and other public utilities and all the Chief Executive Officers to check on encroachment by private developers.
Speaking to the press from his office, the KNUT Executive Secretary West Pokot Martin Sembelo has asked all like-minded stakeholders from civic, government and private sector to ensure that all schools, churches and the voiceless public utilities are fully protected against illegal land grabs.
He asked the government to support institutions, churches and schools by issuing them with title deeds at a subsidized cost in all the counties because such utilities are ever expanding and as such require additional space for expansion.
Adding that protection of such land is basically enshrined in the fundamental principles and rights within the constitution of Kenya which include the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education article 53(b) and article 62(4) which talks about protection of public land.
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According to research, 83 per cent of institutions don’t have titles, 41 per cent are at risk of encroachment and 14 per cent are battling court cases. The research, carried out by “Shule Yangu Campaign”, also outlined that the country loses KSh750 million yearly in land grabbing court cases and asked CEOs to be wary.
There are multiple laws in Kenya that secure public institutions.
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