The High Court in Eldoret has issued a garnishee order allowing Senior Counsel Prof Tom Ojienda to recover Sh397 million in legal fees from the National Land Commission (NLC).
In the case, Prof Ojienda and Associates had defended the commission in a case filed in 2013 where two landowners sought a total of Sh7.8 Billion for two parcels of land measuring 546 acres and 604 acres.
Two families -Thomas Kipkogei Yator and William Kimngeny Leting, both deceased, had sued NLC, Kenya Airports Authority, and the county government of Uasin Gishu among others, over ownership of parcels of land where expansive Langas estate currently sits.
The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media
platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a
leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national
and international interest.