Residents who gave up land for SGR project demand payment

Mzee Kwenenda Kadida Nyawa (right) and some of his family members show a section of his land which has been taken over for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) at Gwasheni village in Mariakani yet they have not been paid by the National Land Commission. March 09. 2015. They are supposed to be paid Sh.1.8 million. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Kwale,Kenya: Several landowners who gave up their land for the Standard Gauge Railway in Kwale County are yet to be compensated.

In a move that is likely to affect the progress of the mega project, the landowners are now threatening to block the works.