National Lands Commission Chair Muhammad Swazuri and Kenya Railways MD Atanas Maina are this morning being arraigned in court to face charges related to offences of corruption. Swazuri is among seven others arrested on Saturday morning by EACC detectives over the alleged purchase of dubious land for the Standard Gauge Railway.
 

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission says it has gathered enough evidence to press corruption charges against Swazuri and the seven implicated in the SGR compensations.

Among those arrested over the weekend include NLC Chief Executive Officer Tom Chavangi, Caroline Nabalayo and Peter Ng’ang’a who are both Registrars at the Ministry of Lands, two senior land commission directors- Ms Salome Munubi (valuation and taxation), Francis Mugo (finance) and a licensed land surveyor Mr Obadiah Mbugua Wainaina.

The duo who spent the weekend in police custody will be answering to charges as purported by the DPP in which it is reported that some individuals and companies received millions of shillings illegally as land compensation.

According to a top EACC officer, DPP Noordin Haji has approved the arrest of 17 suspects, 10 of whom remain at large.