25/09/2025
Conned by the pulpit;
Thousands Lose Ksh10B After Church Sells Them Land
The church’s leaders of Deliverance led by Bishop Mark Kariuki marketed 500 acres in Ruiru, Kiambu County, with the cost of a 50x100 plot ranging between Ksh2.5 million and Ksh4.4 million.
The property, christened Imani Estate, was sold by the church through a company named Ukombozi Holdings Limited, which presented itself as the legal owner of the land, when in reality, it only acted as a proxy.
On July 10, Justice Ogutu ordered the Chief Land Registrar to revoke and cancel all title deeds arising from the parcel, and a subsequent Gazette notice was issued by the government on August 15.
“Notice is given to all the affected persons to surrender all the titles resulting from the illegal subdivision of the said piece of land to the office of the Chief Land Registrar within ninety days from the date of the said court decree, failure to which all the titles resulting from the subdivision of L.R. No.11261/76 shall be deemed to be cancelled and revoked as per the court order,” P.M. Ng’ang’a, Registrar of Titles, said through Gazette Notice Number 11373 issued on August 15, 2025.
