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The twists and turns in tussle over multi-million shilling city land

A section of the land in Eastleigh market, Nairobi, allegedly grabbed by a private developer who continues to construct a shopping mall despite a court order. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

A two-acre piece of land at the heart of Nairobi’s busy Eastleigh estate is at the centre of a raging court battle. Two companies are fighting over a contentious award of a multi-million shilling contract by the Nairobi County Government.

The contract initially valued at Sh400 million has seen suspicious dealings between one of the companies and the Nairobi County Government that has resulted in construction of a mall on a piece of public land that once housed the Eastleigh market.

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