EACC Moves to Recover Sh2.4 Billion Grabbed Land Belonging to Moi International Airport
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed an application in court seeking to recover 10 parcels of land valued at Sh2.4 billion grabbed from the Moi International Airport, Mombasa.
In the suit filed at Mombasa Environment and Land Court, EACC also wants to recover Sh984 million being illegal compensation with respect to some of the parcels of the land compulsorily acquired by the National Land Commission (NLC) for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and the Dongo Kundu Kipevu Road Project in Mombasa.
The money was paid by NLC to the East African Gas Company Limited, the current registered owner of all the parcels of the airport land whose directors include Joshua Chelelgo Kulei, Caroline Jebet Kigen and Kipkurui Kimosop.
The anti-graft agency says the grabbed land it is seeking to recover is a public property set aside for use by Moi International Airport, under the management of Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
“The grabbed land includes part of the Moi International Airport runway, a UN support base, and a Kenyan Military Base and its Watchtower,” EACC said.
The agency has sued fifteen other persons, among them former Managing Director of the Kenya Airports Authority Peter Kipyegon Laga.
“The fraudulent acquisition of the airport land deprived KAA of the strategic asset for the administration, control, management, and advancement of state operations relating to Moi International Airport,” EACC added.
Comments (4)
The directors are all from the one community. Now the question is; were these parcels of land acquired during the Moi administration or when Ruto was DP?
Damn, these nyayo era leeches still sucking the country dry!
No doubt the scandalous thieves will win since they belong to the Kaburu Ruto's people and region period
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) should go back since independence and recover all that was stolen from Jomos era, Mois era, etc etc. to today.
They also need to propose more jails for all who have benefited from corruption, because I believe all jails will be full by the time they finish with Jomos era.