President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised men not to spend money on secret lovers at the expense of their families.
During a title issuing event on Wednesday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, the Head of State noted that certain men are often pleased when they acquire title deeds because they use it as collateral to borrow money, which they then spend on secret lovers, forgetting they have a family.
“The problem with title deed is one when a husband gets it he sees it as a personal property and forget he has a family,” President Kenyatta indicated.
“When he receives money from the bank and walks in the streets, he meets another woman there. He then forgets the one he left home, spends all the money alone leaving the family and children in poverty,” he said.
President Kenyatta urged men to change their ways and always put their family first for the sake of setting a secure foundation for the future generation.
“This title deed is for you and your family. You need to guard it so that your family can remember you in future. Let’s treat this as a valuable document please,” he said.
President Kenyatta launched the latest phase of the national title deeds issuance initiative, which will see one million title deeds issued to landowners across the country immediately.
He asked the Cabinet Secretaries for Lands and the Interior to develop a plan that will engage other Cabinet Secretaries in the issue of the remaining ready title deeds in order to expedite the exercise.
“Today, we are launching and flagging off the issuance of 1 million out of 6 million title deeds that are ready across the registries in the various counties.
“The programme should be executed expeditiously such that before sunset on the Eighth of July, 2022 the balance of the one million title deeds will have been conveyed to their holders,” President Kenyatta directed.
At the same time, the President underlined various accomplishments in the land sector reforms, saying that the National Titling program, which his government initiated in 2013, has aided in the processing and issuance of title deeds to many citizens.
“As part of this programme, we established the National Titling Centre, the Rapid Titling Initiative, Land Clinics and formed links with both land buying companies and County Governments. These progressive measures were buttressed by enhanced recruitment of technical staff and the deployment of other critical resources including motor vehicles and survey equipment,” he said.
The Head of State stated that the national title deeds issuance program has enabled Kenyans living in marginalized areas such as Samburu, Isiolo, and Marsabit counties to legally own land, allowing them to thrive economically.