President William Ruto interacts with a beneficiary of a newly acquired title deed in Kilifi on September 29, 2026/ PCSPresident William Ruto on Tuesday presided over the distribution of 36,826 title deeds to residents in Kilifi county during his development tour of the Coast region.
The landmark exercise targets beneficiaries across Kaloleni, Rabai, Ganze, Kilifi South, and Malindi constituencies, forming part of a broader national initiative to distribute 500,000 land ownership documents across the coastal belt.
Speaking at the event, President Ruto emphasised that legal land ownership provides tenure security, restores dignity and unlocks economic opportunities by allowing landowners to utilise their property as collateral for commercial investments and agricultural development.
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, Lands Principal Secretary Nixon Korir and other national and local leaders attended the gathering.
They commended the government's decisive steps in ending historical squatter grievances.
President William Ruto hands over legal ownership documents to an elderly Kilifi resident, sealing years of land security waiting, on September 29, 2026/ PCS
Smiling residents exchange pleasantries with President William Ruto upon receiving their official certificates on September 29, 2026/ PCS
Lands Ministry officials sort and stamp thousands of title deeds ahead of distribution to Kilifi families on September 29, 2026./ PCS
A section of the public during the historical Coast land titling ceremony on September 29, 2026/ PCS
A joyous moment as President William Ruto presents a title deed to a family group at the Kilifi event on September 29 2026/ PCS
President William Ruto visits the land documentation counter alongside Lands Ministry field officers on September 29, 2026/ PCS
Jubilant beneficiaries share a handshake and a light moment with President William Ruto as they receive their deeds on September 29, 2026/ PCS
