Embu County Government beacons scheme land


Embu County Government has started beaconing the Mwea settlement scheme in Mbeere South that was subdivided and 7,232 titles issued in 2016.
The 44,000 acre land has been embroiled in controversy every time its demarcation and subdivision was being planned with successive governments failing to complete the process for over 30 years.
Government surveyors last week pitched camp at the expansive and fertile scheme where they beaconed mainly land allocated for public utilities.
The beaconing comes a few weeks after the county lands department, the County Assembly and the security team held a public participation forum at Mashamba villag to prepare locals for the exercise amid resistance from a section of residents.
Mbeere South Deputy County Commissioner Beverly Oporwa said the process has kicked off well devoid of tension as was being alleged on social media.
“The process started by erecting beacons in public utilities such as hospitals, schools and markets, among others. We conducted a series of public meetings to marshal support from the public ahead of the exercise,” she said.
County Lands CEC Josphat Kithumbu said that the department targets to have completed the process in two weeks time.
Kithumbu asserted that the process of surveying and issuing titles was done according to the relevant laws with all stakeholders including Ministry of Lands, National Land Commission and Attorney General’s office being involved.
A section of Mbeere South residents led by Makima MCA Philip Nzangi and his Mwea counterpart Mwaluko have been calling for a repeat of the exercise arguing that many deserving beneficiaries missed on allocations.
But Kithumbu has insisted that the process was carried out fairly and all deserving people were allocated land, adding that the few genuine cases that could have mistakenly been left out would be considered later.

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