Four families to get billions for land taken away by State 40 years ago

Diani Mall, formerly Nakumatt Diani, in Kwale County. (Kelvin Karani, Standard)

Four families from Kwale County whose land was snatched by the State four decades ago will be paid billions of shillings in compensation.

This is after the Court of Appeal sitting in Mombasa rejected an appeal by the Attorney General to overturn a landmark award of Sh10 billion to the families for the land situated in Diani. Instead, the appellate court directed that the case be placed before the High Court for reassessment of the award for compulsory acquisition of the land measuring 328.5 acres.