Kerio Hospital in Kabarnet municipality, Baringo County has voluntarily relinquished ownership of a parcel of land said to have been dubiously acquired from the State, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has said.
The land, EACC says, was irregularly acquired on December 23, 2004 by one John Sergon who then sold it to the hospital in 2017 for Ksh.4.2 million.
EACC says that the proprietors of the land, Dr. Kibet Ruto and his counterpart Charles Kurgat, on Thursday surrendered the title deed to the 0.185 ha piece of land, estimated to be now worth Ksh.5 million, back to the state via the graft watchdog’s offices in Nakuru.
“This is a rare occurrence where persons who have knowingly or unknowingly acquired public property decide to voluntarily surrender the same back to the State for public benefit,” EACC said in a statement.
“When Kerio Hospital Limited learnt from EACC that the land had been grabbed from the Government, sold to them and a Title Deed issued, the Hospital wrote to EACC on August 27, 2022 seeking to surrender the same back to the Government.”
The two doctors are stated to have delivered the title deed to EACC in the company of their lawyer, Wanjiku Nduati.
“The Title Deed was received in Nakuru on behalf of EACC CEO TwalibMbarak, by the EACC South Rift Regional Manager, Mr. Ignatius Wekesa. EACC has commenced the process of reverting the land back to the Government,” said EACC.
“The land officials who facilitated the land grabbling will be subjected to criminal prosecution.”
EACC has since urged other persons in possession of stolen public property to borrow a leaf out of the two doctors’ books.
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