Senate Speaker Amason Kingi was presented with a title deed for the Adu‑Kamale area in Kilifi County as part of President William Ruto’s ongoing eight‑day tour of the Coast region.

Kingi, a former Kilifi governor, said he was among residents receiving title documents during the tour, noting the significance of the moment given the long‑standing land disputes on the Coast.

The government announced that the tour will distribute almost 200,000 title deeds across Taita‑Taveta, Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa, Lamu and Tana River, with Kilifi allocated 36,826 deeds for beneficiaries in Kaloleni, Rabai, Ganze, Kilifi South and Malindi constituencies.

The broader initiative is linked to a plan to issue 500,000 land ownership documents in the Coast region, aiming to address chronic tenure challenges such as squatter settlements and disputed claims.

Kingi thanked President Ruto for the progress, saying residents had waited decades for formal proof of ownership and that the deed hand‑over had altered perceptions of the president’s 2022 election pledge.

He also stressed that previous administrations had failed to resolve the Coast’s land problem, citing the inability of former presidents to deliver lasting solutions.

Historical backdrop of land disputes on the Coast

Land ownership disputes have plagued coastal communities for decades, with many residents lacking formal title documents despite long‑term occupation of the land.

Successive election cycles have featured promises to resolve the land question, yet residents say previous governments delivered little concrete progress.

Kingi contrasted the current distribution of deeds and projects, such as a new stadium in Kilifi, with earlier periods when coastal communities felt excluded from national development initiatives.