Kericho Hospital Land Grabbers told to Quit or Face Forceful Eviction
Small portion left was not sufficient for expansion of the hospital.
By Nguso Taso,Kericho
Land grabbers implicated in Kericho Referral Hospital land saga have been given 21 days notice to quit or risk facing full force of the law.
Majority leader in the Senate Aron Cheruiyot raised red flag on the alleged grabbers that the days of grabbing land owned by government institutions was long gone and those who may have illegally gotten part of the hospital land should get back to the government.
The majority leader who also doubles as Kericho senator regretted that part of the hospital land had been grabbed,leaving a small portion that was not sufficient for expansion of the hospital.
He directed the county government of Kericho,the county assembly, and national government land officials to trace the original title deed of the referral hospital in move aimed at exposing the size of grabbed land.
While addressing journalists outside the referral hospital,Monday,Senator Cheruiyot said the alleged grabbers only have 21 days to quit or risk being sued for illegally encroaching hospital.
The senator was on an impromptu visit to the hospital on a fact-finding mission on matter SHA.
He told the hospital administrators to seek advise from land officers on the original deed before going down to those suspected to have grabbed hospital land.
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