Invictus
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Invictus
@JonathanKisyul1
Law, Refugees and GGMU


Yall got students in your classes who make everyone else seem lazy? I mean Im lazy, but why would you make me feel that way 😭

In today's class we discuss hypersexuality as a sign of depression


The one question all these judgments and judges evade is the liability of the registry and its officials in the churning out of dubious titles. Are they entirely innocent? Why are they being let off the hook when the locus of crime is the lands registry?

🔴🔴 COURT OF APPEAL WARNS LAND BUYERS AGAIN: EVEN A CLEAN TITLE CAN FALL; YEARS AFTER PURCHASE For some time now, courts have repeated one uncomfortable truth: a title deed is not always the final word. From the landmark decision in Dina Management Limited v County Government of Mombasa & Others, the message has been clear: when the root of title is questioned, a registered owner must go beyond waving a certificate and demonstrate how ownership was lawfully acquired. That principle is not new. But in Patricia Mary Clark v Godfrey Ngatia Njoroge & Others, the Court of Appeal of Kenya has now delivered a sobering reminder; and pushed the conversation further into uncomfortable territory for innocent buyers. In this case, the buyer conducted an official search, confirmed ownership at the Lands Registry, paid KSh 11 million through advocates, and obtained a certificate of lease. On paper, everything was perfect. Years later, however, the original owner emerged and denied ever selling the property. When the registry records were scrutinized, a glaring gap appeared: there was no transfer instrument showing how the seller acquired the land in the first place. The register showed movement, yes, but the paper trail, the legal spine of ownership, was missing. And that missing link changed everything. In reaffirming that the title could not stand, the Court did more than restate existing law. It reinforced a growing judicial posture: due diligence is no longer just procedural, it is substantive. The decision signals that where circumstances raise suspicion, courts may expect purchasers to interrogate the history of ownership more deeply. This is not a departure from the law established in Dina Management, but it sharpens the warning. The comfort buyers once found in searches, titles, and registry entries is steadily narrowing. The takeaway is quiet but powerful: land ownership in Kenya is no longer just about what the register says; it is increasingly about how the register came to say it. And for buyers, that means that the deeper you dig before purchase, the safer you stand years later. Kindly repost widely🙏🙏. For more info, check our profile.



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