By Alloys Musyoka

President William Ruto has advanced his administration’s plan to settle historical land grievances at the Coast by issuing 94,175 title deeds in Kwale County on Monday.

During a ceremony at Kibaoni in Lunga Lunga Constituency, President Ruto personally handed over more than 26,000 of these crucial ownership documents to local residents.

The beneficiaries included households across the Lunga Lunga, Mwereni, Kanana, Mkono wa Ndugu, Gombato, and Anzwani ranches, alongside members of the recently naturalised Pemba community.

The massive Kwale distribution is part of a larger 300,000 title deed push scheduled for the President’s week-long tour of the Coast region.

The Long-Term Goal:

The national government aims to deliver 500,000 title deeds across the coastal region by December 2026.

The Financial Investment:

A total of KSh10 billion has been allocated to buy back land from absentee landlords to systematically eliminate the squatter problem.

A Warning to Citizens:

President Ruto firmly cautioned residents against scammers, emphasizing that the government has fully funded the process and no one should pay a single cent to receive their land documents.

Following the land event, President Ruto traveled to Taita-Taveta County to commission a series of multi-billion shilling development projects:

Road Networks:

Launched the construction of the KSh2.4 billion Maungu-Kasighau road and the KSh1.5 billion Voi-Sagala road. The total infrastructure investment for the county this financial year sits at KSh15 billion, marking the highest post-independence allocation for the area.

Public Amenities:

Inspected the active construction sites for the Maungu Modern Market, the 10,000-seater Vindo Stadium, and the Voi Affordable Housing project.

Political Pushback Against Critics

Addressing local politics, President Ruto defended his legacy initiatives—including universal healthcare, affordable housing, and the new university funding model.

He criticized older political figures for manipulating youth to oppose these programs, stating they are only pushing back because they failed to deliver those very same initiatives during their own time in office.

The high-profile functions were attended by prominent regional leaders, including Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani, Taita-Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime, and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi.