EACC recovers Ksh.50M grabbed Kenya Railways land in Mombasa

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered public land valued at Ksh.50 million located within the Kenya Railways Light House at Kizingo Estate in Mombasa County.

The parcel of land known measuring approximately 0.0873 hectares had reportedly been irregularly and illegally allocated to Kizingo Apartments Limited before being transferred to Kizingo Condominium Limited in 2011.

The Environment and Land Court in Mombasa on Tuesday ruled in favour of EACC after investigations by the commission established that the property belonged to the Kenya Railways Corporation.

EACC had moved to court on July 7, 2020, to prove that the land which is situated along Pwani Road, near the junction of David Kayanda Road, and which houses structures initially developed by the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation in the 1950s, including a four-bedroom house and garage, had been grabbed.

The property had remained under the occupation and control of the Kenya Railways Corporation since its establishment.

Following the suit, Kizingo Condominium Limited agreed to surrender the property to the Government of Kenya for registration in favour of the Kenya Railways Corporation.

Before Justice Stephen Kibunja, the two parties engaged in an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process, after which the consent was presented to the court for adoption.

Kizingo Condominium Limited undertook to surrender the original Certificate of Lease for cancellation and rectification of the land registry in favour of KRC.

The court also issued a permanent injunction restraining Kizingo Condominium Limited from alienating, transferring, or in any way dealing with the land other than by surrendering it to the KRC.