GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 2505

the following words: KILIFI CHEM BE KIBABAMSHE SCHEME INTRODUCTION The outstanding historical land issues affecting the Coastal Region and land complaints emanating from Kilifi County informed the concern by the National Land Commission (NLC) on the need for a plot verification exercise in three land registration sections namely KilifiChembe/Kibambamshe, Kilifi/Jimba and Kilifi/Madeteni in Kilifi County where land adjudication and registration had taken place. the Commission then undertook hearings as per section 14 of the National Land Commission Act at Chembe Kibabamshe section between 7th 7:21 PM THE KENYA GAZETTE 9th November, 2018 3992 3992 September–17th September, 2015 and 3rd February–5th February, 2016 at Malindi where land owners appeared before the Commission sitting at Malindi. Land Adjudication in Kilifi District The Minister for Lands and Settlement applied the adjudication Act (Cap. 284) vide Legal Notice No. 155 of 1970 to Land within the former protectorate of Kenya of Kilifi District, Kilifi/Chembe /Kibambamshe, Kilifi/Madeteni, Kilifi/Jimba and Kilifi/Mtondia Roka Adjudication sections. the effect of the Minister’s action was that the aforementioned areas were adjudicated and registered between 1974 and 1986. The areas were Trust lands and therefore the land adjudication progrmamme was applied and sections declared as adjudication sections. After the finalization of the adjudication exercise, the sections were registered in 1978 and titles issued under Registered Land Act cap 300. However, the then Commissioner of Lands through his Circular Ref. 113936/55 of 28th May, 1986 and