A long-running land dispute in Nairobi is edging closer to resolution after Governor Johnson Sakaja assured the Single Mothers’ Association of Kenya that they will finally be issued with a title deed for a 0.2-hectare parcel they have occupied for decades, once a Senate-directed verification is completed.
Sakaja told senators of the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources that the county is prepared to work with survey officials to confirm the exact portion occupied by the group before formal ownership documents are processed. The matter, which dates back to 1991, has been defined by prolonged delays, boundary disagreements, and competing interpretations of the allocated size.
“The association has been occupying a 0.2-hectare piece of land; however, there have been issues surrounding the exact size being claimed. Through the allotment letter, they are requesting 0.2 hectares. We are willing to work with the committee, including deploying a surveyor to ascertain that the association occupies the 0.2 hectares, after which they will be assured of receiving their title deed,” Sakaja said on Thursday.
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He also assured the Senate that no eviction will be allowed from the portion confirmed under the allocation.
“In 2020, the association was facing eviction. However, since we came into office, that has not happened. We will not allow them to be evicted from the 0.2 hectares,” he added.
The Governor was accompanied by Land CEC SG Mwangi and Chief Officer Cecilia Wangari Koigu.
The Single Mothers’ Association of Kenya has maintained that it has occupied the land for more than 30 years while pushing for legal ownership, but disputes over measurements and documentation have repeatedly stalled the process. The matter was escalated to the Senate after renewed concerns over eviction threats and unresolved registration.
The Committee has now directed that the issue be handled urgently and concluded through a proper verification exercise. Committee chair Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji instructed Nairobi County to deploy surveyors to confirm occupation and ensure the correct allocation is processed without further delay.
“Let the county ascertain through legal processes that the association indeed occupies the 0.2 hectares allocated to them. Any land beyond that should be assessed to determine its use and ownership,” the chair directed.
The Senate has set May 14, 2026 as the date when it expects a progress report on the verification process and steps taken toward issuing the title deed.
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