Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has revealed losing millions of shillings due to a fraudulent land deal involving the manipulation of official land files within the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning.

• Koskei lost millions of shillings in the botched land transaction.
• The key individuals involved include Felix Koskei and corrupt staff within the State Department for Lands and Physical Planning.
• Official land files, including the green card, were altered within two weeks of payment, indicating systemic corruption and manipulation.

The Kenyan government is launching a unified digital system to overhaul all land services, aiming to combat widespread corruption, delays, and manipulation affecting property rights.

• The new system seeks to eliminate issues like missing files, altered records, and multiple titles for the same parcel.
• Head of Public Service Felix Koskei announced the initiative after a meeting with land sector officials.
• The digital platform will ensure predictable, transparent, and time-bound services, addressing bottlenecks in land searches, transfers, and title processing.

Head of Public Service Felix Koskei has ordered that civil servants found colluding with fraudsters to cause government financial losses must first repay stolen funds before being dismissed.

• Officials implicated in land fraud schemes must be surcharged and held financially liable before termination.
• The directive targets officials within the State Department of Lands for manipulating land processes and diverting revenue.
• This crackdown comes as the ministry prepares to roll out a unified digital system for all land services to combat corruption and delays.