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Ministry top brass to be held answerable for public land loss

The suit was filed by the now-defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Corruption in 2009. [iStockphoto]

Ministry of Lands officials who conspire with grabbers to steal public land will take personal responsibility for paying for the damages, a court has ruled.

Environment and Lands Court Judge Lucas Naikuni made the declaration in a case where he ordered former commissioner for lands Sammy Mwaita to pay Sh5 million for facilitating the transfer and grabbing of a government house in Mombasa valued at Sh70 million.

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