Mike Sonko, Former Nairobi Governor has discoursed allegations of possession title deeds for Affordable Housing.
The former governor was allegedly said to be in possession of title deeds belonging to Jivanjee and Pangani Affordable housing projects.
Mike sonko came ahead to defend the statement and dismissing the claims.
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In his statement, he said that two Affordable Housing projects were dear to his heart when he was serving as the Governor of Nairobi city.
It is important to note that the Affordable Housing projects in Nairobi was brainstormed and planned during the tenure of the former Governor Evans Kidero who served as the first Governor of Nairobi.
Mike Sonko said.
The former Governor stated that leases of the two Affordable housing were processed in 2018 during his time as the Governor.
Mike Sonko said that during the leasing of the land they agreed with every tenants living in those estates to give them a sum of six hundred thousand Kenya shillings as facilitation fee for two years for the tenants to find alternative accommodation within the city as they awaited completion of the projects.
Sonko showed the evidence that he was not in possession of the title deed as he also said that in order to clear his name, he wrote a letter to the land registrar as he spoke to the media.
He added that the titles were received by MC Mwangi who was and has always been in custodian of them.
He further said that he started the project and he would follow it to the end.
