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Tribunal casts doubt on man's claim to 307 acres of public land

National Lands Commission (NLC) Chair Garishom Otachi before the National Assembly's Committee on Lands Chaired by Joash Nyamoko for review of Budget Policy Statement 2025 at Continental House, Parliament, Nairobi. February 24th,2025. (Elvis Ogina, Standard)

A tribunal has questioned how a developer acquired 306.7 acres of the Maganda Settlement Scheme in Mombasa, designated as an industrial area, housing site, and service scheme.

Salim Panga laid claim to the land and demanded Sh160.4 million as compensation after it was compulsorily acquired for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

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