[File, Standard]The Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal that found a luxury hotel at the coast was built on forest land. The highest court in its judgment, ending a 27-year-old court battle between Pati Limited, Funzi Island, Kwale County, and lands declared that the land where Pati has built a luxury hotel is forest land, allocated for boat landing. In court record, justice Havelock is said to be Funzi Island Development Limited’s director. According to the document, Funzi Island Development Limited own pieces of land on the main Funzi Island and also developed a luxurious tourist tented camp on its piece of land. Court record reads that a letterhead said to be from him showed he was an Assistant Minister for Public Works and Housing.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2021 05:37 UTC