Chairman Muhammad Swazuri assures land owners after expiry of 99-year leases

Squatters protest at Lamkani in Mombasa. They accused private developers of using police officers to evict them. NLC has also done public reviews on land that was irregularly acquired and revoked titles of land that was illegally acquired.(PHOTO: OMONDI ONYANGO/ STANDARD)

At a workshop in Mombasa in January 2015, National Land Commission (NLC) Chairman Muhammad Swazuri was a cornered man.

Dr Swazuri was under intense pressure from activists, who accused his commission of being secretive on the fate of land whose 99-year lease has expired.