Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Petitioner wants all property deals to go through banks

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By EDWIN MUTAI

All property transactions will have to be conducted through banks if Parliament enacts a new law on registration of property as requested by a petitioner.
Mr Gitonga Wathanga has petitioned the National Assembly to enact a law that will also make it mandatory for names of bank account holders in such transactions to be those of the buyers and sellers.
Mr Wathanga wants the law on registration of properties to include land, buildings, motor vehicles, motorbikes, stocks, aeroplanes, ships, helicopters and any other real property.
National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi conveyed to the House Mr Wathanga’s petition asking Parliament to enact the legislation.
“The petitioner prays that the National Assembly, through the departmental committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, initiates the process of enacting legislation in regard to registration of properties and amend the relevant sections of the law to provide for a mandatory requirement for registration of properties by the owners, and for establishment of a property registry in the office of the Attorney-General to ensure that all property transactions undertaken by banks bear the names of the buyers and sellers, as account holders,” Mr Muturi told MPs.
He was communicating receipt of the petition that requires the Speaker to report to the House any petition other than those presented through MPs.

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