The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered public land worth Ksh50 million illegally acquired in Mombasa.
In a statement released by EAAC, the recovered parcel measures approximately 0.0873 hectares and is located within the Kenya Railways Light House Kizingo Estate along Pwani Road.
According to the commission, the land was initially developed in the 1950s by the East African Railways and Harbors Corporation, houses a four-bedroom house and a garage.
EACC recovers land grabbed in Mombasa. Photo: Courtesy.
Since its establishment, the Kenya Railways Corporation has occupied and controlled it.
However, the property was irregularly and illegally allocated to Kizingo Apartments Limited before being transferred to Kizingo Condominium Limited in 2011.
Following investigations, EACC filed a recovery suit on July 7, 2020, at the Environment and Land Court in Mombasa.
The matter was resolved through an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process, and a consent agreement was recorded and adopted before Justice Stephen Kibunja.
As part of the settlement, Kizingo Condominium Limited agreed to surrender the land to the Government of Kenya for registration in favor of Kenya Railways Corporation.
The company also handed over the original Certificate of Lease for cancellation and facilitated rectifying the land records.
EACC hence concluded its statement by reiterating its commitment to recovering all illegally acquired public assets and urged individuals or entities currently in possession of such properties to voluntarily surrender them for their intended public use.
