Kenya’s ruling Jubilee coalition came to power in 2013 on a platform of promises to Kenyans — promises that the party would ensure an end to land injustices and corruption. However, even as the coalition assumed office on hopes of digital development and an end to historical injustices, the nation may have to accept the fact that the coalition orchestrated a well-developed game plan to sail them through to power. The government of Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta and Mr. William Ruto has, however, benefited the nation with its massive investment in attempts to solve land issues since getting into office.
In the earlier days of 2014, the nation witnessed the closure of the Lands Ministry’s doors in a bid to have the ministry reorganize itself and provide efficient services while solving land issues. The exercise, which was engineered by Lands Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Charity Ngilu, was aimed at generating title deeds for all owned lands while revoking numerous numbers of fake title deeds. At the end of the exercise, the cabinet secretary publicly stated that land injustices had come to an end.
Probably the exercise at the Lands Ministry, which saw the rearrangement of files within the organization, was thought to be a great thing by citizens and land owners alike. The cabinet secretary for her part assured the citizens that the emotional land issue had been solved.
However, a year down the line, the nation seems to now recognize the fact that they were duped by the ministry as the nation now again experiences issues of land grabbing.
The Karen land saga last year brought emphasized the fact that land grabbing is not a thing of the past. Funny enough, key politicians have been linked to the land saga and to date — three months down the line — the investigations are still underway with no arrest being made to date. 
Barely three months later, a piece of land belonging to Langata primary school has been alleged to have been grabbed by a private developer. The ministry and the Nairobi country government has stated that the land belongs to the primary school. But even as the grabbed land is investigated, the ministry has stated that the land is under the title of the Weston Hotel, which is believed to belong to one Mr. William Ruto.
So does it mean the private developer in question is Mr. William Ruto?
Even as this question remains unanswered, the ministry has stated that the land is being grabbed by a private developer who seems to be nameless.
The land issue indeed remains an issue related to violence in the country. The recent Occupy Playground by the Langata primary school pupils has also been linked to the South Africa’s Apartheid regime, in which school pupils were attacked by police officers. The Occupy Playground saw the demonstrating pupils teargased by the anti-riot police. The peaceful demonstration by school pupils has indeed sparked a heated debate in the international media — and in the social media as well. Likewise, the demos has brought to play the fact that the land could have been owned by a key political personality or an influential personality, as heavy security was deployed that morning to guard the compound.
Analysis by Morris Cerullo