Deputy President William Ruto must pay for the Weston Hotel land at current market value as he pursues the seller, the National Lands Commission has said.
Outgoing NLC vice chair Abigael Mbagaya said this will enable the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) buy land of similar size and value.
” If he wants, he can go after the people who sold it to him….that’s what we are doing…you return it because it’s you we have caught on the ground then you chase whoever else who sold it to you to recover your money,” Mbagaya said on Tuesday during Citizen TV’s Day Break Show.
According to Mbagaya, NLC has directed that a valuation be carried out on the land where the controversial hotel sits and a report will be shared with the public.
Mbagaya further denied claims that there was any political influence in the decision on how Weston Hotel should compensate KCAA.
By citizen Tv Kenya
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Write commentsWe witnessed demolition in other places why not Weston hotel this means big fish are ruling the nation what a shame no justice in this world
ReplyOther buildings are simply taken down, but when your name is William Ruto, you can simply get off the hook by paying the market value of the land the building is situated on. Its a crazy world.
ReplyThe verdict is, apart from this part of the ruling very primitive. It allows landgrabbers to sell land that they do not own and get away with it. What can mwananchi do when it happens to them? So you buy a piece of land only to discover later, the seller didnt actually own it and therefor had no legal right to sell it. Citizens interests are simply non-existent in this verdict.
Let it stay ,cause it isn't on a road reserve or riperian area. It is much easier to exchange the pieces of land.that is my recommendation.
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