An era that will forever be remembered by Kenyans in the war against graft is here.Heart beats are being skipped in fear following the effect of more than 600 clerks at the ministry of lands being transferred in a reshuffle.
Lands Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Gideon Mung’aro last week said there would be an overhaul of all clerks at the ministry, who will be moved to other ministries and replaced, amid investigations into theft of public land.
Speaking in Thika, the CAS said there have been complaints that some of the officers were working with crooks to steal public land.
He said land adjudication officers and surveyors would also be affected by the transfers.
He said land adjudication officers and surveyors would also be affected by the transfers.
Sources said moments after Mung’aro’s announcement, the clerks started receiving transfer letters from the ministry headquarters.
“Besides the transfers, any officer found to have been involved in irregular deals will be suspended and legal action taken against them,” he said, and appealed to members of the public volunteer information to investigators.