The Ethics Anticorruption Commission (EACC) reports that it has recovered grabbed land worth over Sh400 million.
“EACC has today RECOVERED & RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC grabbed land valued at KES.430,000,000. The land had been reserved as an interchange for Mombasa Road & Eastern Bypass at Cabanas. The fraudulent & illegal transfer was effected in 2001 by ex-Commissioner of Lands Sammy Mwaita”, the commission posted on its social media pages.
Lady Justice Komingoi of the Environment and Land Court concurred with EACC findings of a fraudulent scheme where Wak Ltd, a private entity, was illegally allocated the 0.8979Ha public land even before it was registered as a company.
1. EACC has today RECOVERED & RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC grabbed land valued at KES.430,000,000. The land had been reserved as an interchange for Mombasa Road & Eastern Bypass at Cabanas. The fraudulent & illegal transfer was effected in 2001 by ex-Commissioner of Lands Sammy Mwaita. pic.twitter.com/7VfTR6f04X
— EACC (@EACCKenya) July 28, 2022
The commission says it is pursuing more cases.
“EACC is pursuing more cases in courts across the country to recover public assets worth KES.14 Billion. This is in addition to over 400 suits seeking forfeiture of KES.11.4 Billion in unexplained wealth held by public officials who are unable to account for it”
Land around Nairobi’s Cabanas
Last year, Kenyan Bulletin serialized the story of the cartel around Cabanas Nairobi.
