National Lands Commission (NLC) refuted claims of scheming to compensate a cartel over Ksh8 billion for the land acquired in Mazeras, Kilifi County, for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) construction. Otachi dismissed claims that some lands official were working with the cartel to deprive over 30 individuals of their compensation money. According to the NLC chairperson, the commission had yet to set aside Ksh8 billion as purported to compensate individuals who were displaced to pave the way for SGR construction. But there is no such compensation of Ksh8 billion in that part of the region," he added. National Lands Commission further dispelled reports that the same cartel at the centre of the SGR land compensation fiasco had claimed ownership of an access road in the Mombasa International Airport.

Source: Daily Nation December 14, 2022 09:51 UTC