Moi’s Son Moves to Replace Lost Title Deeds for Kitale Properties
Raymond Kipruto Moi, son of Kenya’s former President Daniel arap Moi, has begun the formal process of obtaining replacement title documents for properties in Kitale after the original certificates were reported lost.
Raymond Kipruto Moi has been named in a series of notices published in the Kenya Gazette on July 31 concerning the replacement of title documents for properties registered in his name in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County.
The notices were issued under the Land Registration Act and outline the statutory procedure that must be followed when an original certificate of title is reported missing.
According to one of the notices, Moi is the registered proprietor of a parcel of land situated in Kitale Municipality, identified under certificate of title I.R. 25619/1.
The notice states that sufficient evidence had been presented to establish that the certificate had been lost.
“Whereas sufficient evidence has been adduced to show that the said certificate of title has been lost, notice is given that after the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date hereof, I shall issue a provisional certificate of title provided that no objection has been received within that period,” the notice stated.
The announcement was signed by Land Registrar F.K. Rop, who gave members of the public a 60-day period within which to lodge any objection to the proposed issuance of a provisional certificate.
The process means that, unless a formal objection is received within the stipulated period, the relevant land authorities may proceed with issuing replacement provisional certificates for the affected properties.
Several related notices concerning Moi’s properties were published on the same day, covering the reported loss of title documentation associated with two parcels of land in Kitale.
The repeated publication of similar notices forms part of the formal administrative process for notifying the public and allowing anyone who may have a legitimate objection to raise it before a replacement document is issued.
The notices do not, in themselves, indicate a dispute over ownership or suggest that Moi has lost his legal interest in the properties.
Instead, the procedure is a mechanism provided under Kenyan land-registration law for dealing with certificates of title that have been lost or misplaced.
The 60-day objection period is therefore significant. During that period, anyone claiming an interest in the affected property or having grounds to challenge the issuance of a replacement certificate has an opportunity to formally notify the Land Registrar.
If no objection is received by the end of the statutory period, the Land Registrar can proceed with the issuance of the provisional certificates in accordance with the law.
The development comes as Kenya’s land authorities continue to rely on Gazette notices to publicly communicate administrative actions involving land records, including applications for replacement documents where original certificates are reported missing.
For Moi, the notices mark the beginning of a formal process aimed at restoring the documentary records for the Kitale properties following the reported loss of the original title certificates.
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