The Ministry of Lands has long been a hub of controversy in the country with land fraud cases piling up and innocent citizens losing their property rights.

A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal has revealed the extent to which unscrupulous cartels have infiltrated the Ministry, particularly at its Nairobi headquarters, Arthi House, and exposed a deeply embedded culture of corruption. 

The Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, housed at Arthi House in Nairobi, is meant to be a public service institution overseeing the fair and transparent management of land in Kenya.