A High Court judge has come out to fight land grabbing claims before a public inquiry by the National Land Commission (NLC).

Justice Said Chitembwe said he bought a parcel of land allegedly allocated for the construction of Nyali Secondary School from a third party, adding that he has documents to prove ownership.

He, however, said that if NLC determines that the land was public property, then he should be compensated.

Mr Chetembwe told NLC through his lawyer Augustus Wafula on Tuesday during a public inquiry into the ownership of the 12.37-acre parcel that he acquired a portion of in 2004.