KNEC Clarifies Losing Its Title Deed

KNEC went ahead to ask the public to hand in the title deed to their head office in South C, off Mombasa Road, if anyone happens to come across it.

Marvin Chege Marvin Chege
Jul 2, 2025 - 16:12
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KNEC Clarifies Losing Its Title Deed
Photo of KNEC offices in Nairobi. /FILE

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has clarified that the missing title deed does not relate to its South C headquarters or its valuable property on Denis Pritt Road in Nairobi.

This follows a notice in the latest MyGov edition, where the council revealed that the grant title for land parcel LR. No. 209/6900 is missing and still hasn’t been found.

KNEC went ahead to ask the public to hand in the title deed to their head office in South C, off Mombasa Road, if anyone happens to come across it.

A photo of copies of title deeds. /OPTIVEN GROUP

''The public is hereby notified that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has lost the grant title for its plot LR. No. 209/6900. Anybody who may have come across this document is requested to drop it at the KNEC offices in South C, off Mombasa Road in Nairobi or at the nearest police station,'' read part of the notice.

In a follow-up statement on Wednesday, July 2, KNEC had to clear the air, explaining that the missing title deed belongs to a plot of land in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, not its national headquarters in South C or the valuable property on Dennis Pritt Road.

“This title is neither for KNEC headquarters in South C nor for the Dennis Pritt land,” the council stated. “It is an old case for a piece of land in Kileleshwa. The Ministry of Lands advised that they cannot replace the title without exhausting all avenues of search and recovery, including this gazette notice.”

The clarification came as the council faced a barrage of criticism, with some Kenyans suspicious that an institution as big as KNEC could just “lose” a grant title.

People were especially annoyed since this was not the first time a government agency had lost key documents — back in September 2024, the state admitted it had lost at least 366 title deeds but refused to take responsibility for any shady dealings connected to their disappearance.

A grant title is an official document proving someone legally owns a piece of land in Kenya, giving them the right to use, develop, or sell it.

For public bodies like KNEC, having that document is crucial to protect their property, avoid disputes, support land development, and block fraud.

If KNEC does not have the grant title, it risks legal and bureaucratic headaches trying to claim ownership, and could run into big obstacles when attempting to build or develop on the land.

A photo of KNEC CEO Dr. David Njeng’ere Kabita. /SWALA NYETI

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