GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 11826

IT IS notified for public information that pursuant to sections 3 (l) and 6 (5) (b) of the County Governments Act, 2012, as read together with Article 179 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, I, Gideon Maitha Mung’aro, Governor, Kilifi County, has appointed a Taskforce with the following terms of reference— Terms of reference for the Taskforce on Land Issues in Kilifi County are to— (a) to receive complaints on matters relating to land misuse, land grabbing, threats by powerful persons to intimidate residents so as to take up their land and to investigate the same; (b) to solve any land disputes amicably between parties who are willing to settle their issues without going to court; (c) to recommend measures to address non-genuine plot allotees in towns in Kilifi County after genuine plot owners are identified; (d) to recommend measures to be taken on encroached public land in towns and other areas within Kilifi County; (e) to recommend surveys needed to be undertaken to give a long-lasting solution to cases of narrow roads and establish correct boundaries for public utilities in Kilifi County; (f) to recommend procedures for leasing/renewal of property leases by the County Government to public and private entities and leasing/renewal of property leases from public/private entities to County Government; (g) to identify and document underlying issues hindering issuance of title deeds to property owners in major town centres of Kilifi county; (h) to trace and identify delays in adjudication process; (i) to identify the bottlenecks in processing of title documents for beneficiaries in the various sub-counties and come up with a roadmap for addressing them; (j) to consult with relevant stakeholders (NLC, Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, Settlement Fund Trustees, Land Adjudication Office etc.) to identify and document available and grabbed public land that can form part of County Land Bank; (k) to consider any other matter related and incidental to the foregoing and make such recommendations as may be appropriate; and (l) to report to the Governor its findings and recommendations. Note: The members of the Taskforce shall be as follows— CECM, Department of Lands, Housing, Physical Planning and Urban Development – Chairperson Office of the County Attorney – Secretary Kilifi South Thomas Miheso Mudonyi Essao Chando Shida Tete Koi Ganze Philip Munga Hendry Kahindi Kazungu Edward Karisa Kombe Kilifi North Hamisi Mramba Stanlas Kitsao Karisa Tumaini Elisha Fondo Malindi Abdalla Karisa Ndema William Wanje Masha Lennox Katana Rabai Richard Murira Mwafungo Wellington Mwatsama Mwinga Elizabeth Mudzombo (Ms.) Magarini Charo Kazungu Kingura Francis Shida Kenga Wilfred Angore Kaingu David Fikiri Kaloleni Ann Kazungu (Ms.) Habiba Abdhala (Ms.) Abdulrahman Omar Bashir Powers and Mode of Operation of the Taskforce In the execution of its mandate, the Taskforce may— (a) in the absence of the Chairperson, the members shall choose one of their own to preside; (b) from time to time co-opt such persons as may possess such expertise necessary for the execution of the mandate of the Task Force; (c) interview any person it deems necessary; (d) form technical working groups as may be required in the achievement of its terms of reference; THE KENYA GAZETTE 20th September, 2024 (e) hold such number of meetings in such places and at such times as it shall consider necessary for the proper discharge of its functions; (f) may carry out or cause to be carried out such assessments, studies or research as may inform its mandate; (g) consult such sources of information as may be appropriate; (h) shall solicit, invite, receive and consider written memorandum and information from relevant institutions and the public generally; (i) engage the services of such experts, including forensic experts and investigators to assist it in its work; and (j) subject to the foregoing, the Taskforce shall regulate its own procedure within the confines of the law and the Constitution. Duration of Assignment The Taskforce shall, subject to any extension that the Governor may authorize, execute its mandate and submit its report to the Governor, not later than one year from the date of its commissioning. Subject to the foregoing paragraph, the Taskforce may, if it deems it expedient to do so, submit to the Governor interim reports proposing measures for immediate implementation before its final report. The Secretarial Support The Secretarial support to the Taskforce shall be provided by the office of the County Executive Committee Member of Lands and Physical Planning and that office shall provide the necessary facilitation of the process to ensure effective and timely delivery by the Taskforce on its mandate. The members of the Taskforce shall be paid such sitting allowances as may be authorised by the Governor and these shall be defrayed out of the Funds of the County Government. The County Secretary shall avail any such information as the Taskforce may require for the execution of its mandate. GIDEON M. MUNG’ARO, MR/6547646 Governor, Kilifi County.