Uproar over allocation of riparian land along Indian Ocean

The Vasco Da Gama pillar in Malindi town. The pillar, which is a reminder of the 15th Century voyage of Portuguese explorers, is a major tourist attraction. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard]

The MP said he would raise the matter in Parliament so that the government can explain under which circumstances individuals are being allocated riparian land.

"They even broke down someone's perimeter wall to force a road through to their grabbed property, and this is not the first incident," he said.

Kombe said a lot has happened in the Ministry of Lands, which had contributed to injustices to the point of people even being unable to sell private land.

He said since the county and national governments committed themselves to set up the recreational facilities along the Bunthuani to Sabaki estuary, some tycoons have begun invading private land to open access roads.

The Kilifi County Executive Committee Member for Lands, Physical Planning, Housing, and Urban Development Jane Maiki Kamto said she would not allow riparian land to be invaded by grabbers and that investors should have confidence that the county government will protect them.