Woman From Uasin Gishu Seeking Justice After Her Sh 70M Property was Grabbed
A widow is crying for justice after one decade of seeking to recover a section of her prime Sh70 million property that has been grabbed by a private developer in Uasin Gishu County.
Patroba Yator who is also a resident of Belgian said that she was forced to cut short her stay in the foreign country after being alerted by a neighbour to the effect that a section of her prime two-and-a-half-acre plot had been grabbed by the developer.
The developer, she avers, took advantage of her absence to plot the scheme to hive off part of the piece of land in dispute adding that he has refused to surrender it to her despite several pleas from the authority and family members.
Speaking to the media at the disputed plot, Yator said her struggle to reclaim her plot has taken a toll on her health and resources and asked the government to intervene before she loses her property to her tormentor.
“I have knocked almost all government offices including the judiciary and police seeking justice but all in vain and I do not know whom to run to for help,” cried Yator.
She claimed that she bought the prime plot through auction five years ago after the original owner of the property failed to service a Sh3million that he took from a local bank in Eldoret town.
“I paid the bank sh 4 million including arrears amounting to sh500,000 whereby the bank gave the green light to take possession of the property and my efforts to secure a title deed for the same has hit a snag,” said Yator.
Yator has taken issue with the original owner of the plot for colluding with the officials in the ministry of land and the local administration to frustrate her efforts to secure the vital land
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“He has given the condition that I forfeit the prime half acre of my plot in exchange for the title deed of only 2-acres and yet the loan I cleared for the entire two and a half acres land,” she said.
When reached for comment Uasin Gishu County Criminal Investigation Officer (CCIO) Ali Bule Samatar confirmed that he had been brought to the attention of the thorny matter by the complainant.
He assured the widow that his office will deal with the matter decisively noting that for those who will be found culpable in malpractices related to the transaction of the prime piece of land, legal action will be taken against them.
“I am aware of the matter and I have instructed my officers to visit the disputed property with a view to resolving the issue to enable the widow to get justice without further delay.
The officer said the complainant has already recorded her statement with the directorate of the criminal investigations department in Eldoret in connection with the grabbing of her property.
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