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Firm opposes state plan to auction Desai House

Desai House in Parklands, Nairobi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The fight for the iconic Sh600 million Desai House in Parklands, Nairobi, has taken a new twist after a company opposed the government's move to declare it a national monument.

Suchan Investments Limited, which is claiming a 50 per cent stake in the late freedom fighter JM Desai’s property, wants the house auctioned and the proceeds divided among the beneficiaries as ordered by the court.

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