Nairobi, March 18 -- Hundreds of land parcels owned by the Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) and currently leased out to third parties are set for a special audit amid revenue leaks and fights with squatters and grabbers.

The ports manager presently has 200 lease deals for portions of its vast land inventory, mostly concentrated in the counties of Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Nairobi, Busia and Nakuru.

The State agency, however, said that some of its land lease deals had proved problematic due to illegal alienation and occupancy.

"The leasing of land has recently invited several queries from the board (KPA Board of Directors) and various audit queries from the office of the Auditor General. It is for this reason that there is a need for an indepen...