John Kihagi
John Kihagi is the County Executive Committee Member for Lands, Physical Planning, Housing, and Urban Development in Nakuru County, Kenya. He recently faced scrutiny during a court testimony regarding his knowledge of land ownership and management in the region. Kihagi struggled to provide evidence of public and private land distinctions, particularly in relation to a disputed lease of land housing the War Memorial Hospital, revealing significant gaps in his understanding of his responsibilities and the legal framework governing land in the county.
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John Kihagi, the County Executive Committee Member for Lands, Physical Planning, Housing, and Urban Development, testified and admitted that the Certificate of Lease possessed by the hospital’s private management was genuine.
Land's commission blocked from War Memorial hospital land case
Kenya· 2026-02-13
On Thursday, Nakuru County Government officials led by Lands CECM John Kihagi met land owners in the area.
Grabbed land, double allocation claims as titling begins in SalgaaKenya· 2025-07-07
John Kihagi, the County Executive Committee Member for Lands, struggled to explain land ownership in court.
Drama in court after county lands executive fumbles over jurisdictionKenya· 2025-03-21
John Kihagi, the County Executive Committee Member (CECM) Lands, was unable to produce records to show which properties in Nakuru were public and which ones were not.
Nakuru Lands CEC exposed over limited knowledge of his docketKenya· 2025-03-20