How Ali Punjani sold 40,000 acres in Lamu for 870m

National Land Commission chair Mohammed Swazuri (right), commission vice chair Abigael Mbagaya (center) and commissioner John Kanyimbi (left) during NLC public hearing at the KICC, Nairobi. [PHOTO: GEORGE NJUNGE/STANDARD]

Mombasa businessman Ali Punjani has been mentioned adversely over the Lamu land saga, after documents showed that he sold one of the controversial parcels for approximately Sh870 million ($10 million).

The buyers allegedly never set foot on the land before buying it, but only surveyed it by helicopter.