Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) confirm that 12,000 acres of land located at Kisayani, K…

Question

The Member for Kibwezi West (Hon. Mwengi Mutuse, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education: - Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) confirm that 12,000 acres of land located at Kisayani, Kibwezi West Constituency was surrendered by the locals to the University of Nairobi in the year 1988 with the proposal that a higher education institution will be set up in the area? (ii) explain why it has taken inordinately long for the University to establish processes in building and opening of the University on the said land? (iii) clarify whether there are plans to start a University campus on the existing buildings and if not whether the land can revert to its original owners? (iv) clarify whether sections of the land are being allocated to private investors and if so, provide the measures in place to ensure there is transparency, public participation including consultation with elected leaders in the process?