The State Department of Housing will build 15,000 units on the 53-acre Kenya Meteorological Department property recovered from private developers. The recovered land is in Industrial Area, off Mombasa Road, in the neighbourhood of the Mukuru informal settlements. The recovery of the Sh5 billion Meteorological Department land was initiated in 2009 by anti-graft agency Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. It had been illegally given out by public officials and alienated to Beacon Towers Limited, Varun Industrial Credit Limited, Hillbrow Properties Limited, Pamba Properties Limited and Brentwood Traders Limited. Varun Industrial Credit Limited had been allocated 15.4 acres, Hillbrow Properties Limited 9.87 acres, Pamba Properties Limited 7.33 acres, Brentwood Traders Limited 9.03 acres and Beacon Towers Limited 11.6 acres.

Source: The Star August 11, 2020 19:52 UTC