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Former PS, firm battle over land

A former PS in the ministry of public works, ENG Samson Akute (right), briefs his lawyer Mohammed Nyaoga, at the High Court on Friday, where he was charged with forgery, among other infractions. [Photo: Courtesy]

A former senior government official is fighting for a piece of land worth millions of shillings leased to a Chinese company in Kajiado County.

The 24.3 hectares of land belonging to former PS Samuel Teela Akute (pictured) is said to have been illegally acquired by one Kenneth Kamau Ngigi, who now claims to be the absolute proprietor. He later changed it from agricultural to commercial before leasing it to the foreign company.

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