KNEC Loses Vital Title Deed — Now Turning to the Public for Help
Nairobi, 1st July 2025 – Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has issued a public appeal to trace a crucial grant title deed related to Land Reference Number 209/6900, which has gone missing in suspicious circumstances.
The loss of the document—key to KNEC’s role as custodian of Kenya’s national examination system—was formally communicated in a notice published in the government’s MyGov publication on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. KNEC called upon anyone who may have seen the document to return it to the Council offices in South C, Nairobi, to the nearest police station, or by mail to the Chief Executive Officer at P.O. Box 73598 – 00200 Nairobi.
“Anyone who may have received possession of this paper is requested to return it to the KNEC offices.,” the warning stated, indicating the anxiety of the Council regarding the potential administrative and legal implications.
Although the cause of the loss remains unclear, KNEC has assured that internal audits are ongoing and contingency measures are being implemented in a bid to sustain service delivery. As a certified ISO 9001:2015 institution, the Council assured stakeholders that it is doing all within its means to prevent risks associated with the lost document of land.
The vanishing is occurring at a time of growing national focus on the administration of assets in state-owned institutions. Auditor General’s 2023/24 audit report had only raised concerns across board on the ownership of government land, which found that 16 ministries, departments, and agencies lacked valid title deeds. These include prominent government buildings such as Harambee House and Nyayo House, which serve as the Office of the President and the Ministry of Interior, respectively.
Auditor General Nancy Gathungu raised concern over security of public property by stating that without usable title deeds, rightfulness of such property cannot be legally verified. The report also identified irregularities in subsidized housing schemes due to lack of, or unprocessed land documents.
In its letter, KNEC said the title deed would be recovered within a reasonable time frame, and if it was not done so, the Council would proceed with the gazettement process as stipulated by the regulations.
The incident has reopened the issue of transparency and accountability in the management of public assets, with KNEC’s proactive engagement of the public labeled as a step towards more institutional openness. Stakeholders remain anxious to learn more with the ongoing search for the lost document.
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KNEC Loses Vital Title Deed — Now Turning to the Public for Help