Seven senior officials from Kenya Railways Corporation and the National Land Commission have been arrested in connection to SGR land compensation illegalities.
Those arrests are, National Land Commission (NLC) Chair Dr Swazuri.
The land commission’ chief executive/secretary Chavangi Aziz Tom, Kenya Railways boss Atanas Maina.
Ms Salome Munubi (valuation and taxation) and Mr Francis Mugo (finance,) both land commission directors
Ms Gladys Mwikali Muyanga, a land registrar, in the Lands ministry
Licensed land surveyor Mr Obadiah Mbugua Wainaina
Among issues raised in the report include:
“compensation to individuals for public land, double compensation, compensation to people who did not own land acquired for SGR project, excessive compensation as a result of over valuation, compensation in regard to Kenya Railway Reserve land,”
“The public utilities land, which was set aside by the Makueni County Government for a stadium, primary school, slaughterhouse and cemetery were allocated to people irregularly and subsequent compensation was paid to them instead of the county government,”
Sh43 million compensation for public land at Mtito Andei paid to illegal beneficiaries.
The DWA sisal plantation was awarded Sh50 million for 32.69 hectares while the 14.96 hectares Voi plantaion received Sh360 million.
The payment of Sh1.5 billion to Whispering Palms Estate as compensation for the land on which two public schools in Nairobi are located, even though the firm does not own the plot.
The commission paid Sh796 million to Almasi Ltd as compensation on land acquired for the expansion and improvement of Outer Ring Road, even though the records showed that Afrison Export Import Ltd and Huelands Ltd claimed ownership of the same piece.
The commission paid Sh667.9 million to a company called Dopp for a 13.3ha piece in Mombasa registered as MN/VI/1042, but the existence, and even the ownership of the land land is in question.
Maganda Scheme received Sh375.4 million for two pieces measuring 6.448ha (Sh215 million) and 5.645ha (Sh160 million),
Miritni Free Port got Sh1.475 billion for 22ha,
East African Gas Company was given Sh700 million for five pieces measuring, 1.147, 0.298, 1.308, 1.052 and 1.589ha.