Business NewsEnvironment and Land Court ruled that only the National Land Commission (NLC) has the mandate to rule on such disputesThe Environment and Land Court has ruled that Parliament has no power to rule on land disputes. Sitting in Mombasa yesterday, Justice Munyao Sila of the Environment and Land Court ruled that only the National Land Commission (NLC) has the mandate to rule on such disputes. Justice Sila said that as a constitutional body, NLC's decisions on land disputes cannot be reviewed by Parliament. SEE ALSO: Sudi claims 50 acres in chief’s contested farmMombasa Cement claimed that NLC ruled it was the legitimate owner of the parcels of land. Despite the NLC ruling, the cement firm said the parliamentary committee went ahead to investigate ownership of the land and recommend that the Ministry of Lands takes possession of it.

Source: Standard Digital May 15, 2020 04:30 UTC