Public Records
Reading a Land Register Without Overreading It
What a search actually confirms, and where its limits sit.
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Registry Folio — Opening Entry
Lawful methods for investigative reporting, taught session by session
Caventis works with reporters in Kenya who want a steadier grasp of public records, procurement documents and documentary method — taught without pressure, at a pace that suits the work.
9
years running sessions
140+
reporters trained
3
structured programmes
Kisumu
based, Kenya-wide
Entry — Mission
Method before momentum
We help reporters build inquiries on a documentary footing — records requested through the correct channel, findings traced back to a page, and language that says only what the material supports. Nothing here relies on access that isn't open to any citizen.
- ■Sessions built around your own beat and material
- ■Written guides and frameworks you keep afterward
- ■Grounded entirely in lawful, publicly available sources
Entries 01–03
What we cover
Land and Property Records
Reading public land and property information with care and accuracy.
Learn more →Procurement and Tender Analysis
Following a tender from notice to delivery in measured, defensible steps.
Learn more →Documentary Investigation Programme
A structured, multi-session build of a document-led inquiry.
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Recent notes
Procurement
Tracking a Tender From Notice to Delivery
A calm method for comparing what was promised against what arrived.
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Method
Building a Bundle That Holds Together
Ordering, indexing and reconciling documents before you write a word.
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Approach
Why this way of working
- ■Everything drawn from openly available sources
- ■Findings written in language the evidence actually supports
- ■Comment sought from those concerned at the right stage
- ■Work prepared so it can withstand editorial and legal review
If you're building an inquiry and want a steadier method, we're glad to talk it through.
03 — Start a ConversationNotes From Past Sessions
What reporters say
"The session gave me a much clearer sense of what a land record can and cannot tell me on its own."
Achieng Otieno
Reporter, Kisumu
"I now keep a proper index of every document in a bundle, and it has saved me more than once."
Njoroge Wambugu
Freelance journalist
"The procurement framework helped me compare years of tenders without losing track of the detail."
Wanjiru Kimani
Editor, county desk
Questions
Frequently asked
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