14 National Land Commission Senior Management Arrested

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.

The 14 officials and three firms ordered arraigned over alleged irregular and unlawful acquisition of public property are:
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[li]Prof Muhammad Swazuri, chairman, National Land Commission[/li][li]Mr Tom Aziz Chavangi, secretary/CEO, NLC[/li][li]Dr Salome Munubi, taxation and valuation director, NLC[/li][li]Mr Francis Mugo, finance and administration director, NLC[/li][li]Mr Atanas Kariuki Maina, CEO, Kenya Railways[/li][li]Mr Victor Wahome Kariuki, land surveyor, Kenya Railways[/li][li]Mr Elijah Mwenda Nyamu, assistant land surveyor, Kenya Railways[/li][li]Mr John Mwangi Mwaniki, senior land surveyor, Lands ministry[/li][li]Ms Caroline Kituyi, registrar of titles, Lands ministry[/li][li]Mr Peter Ng’ang’a Mburu, registrar of titles, Lands ministry[/li][li]Ms Gladys Mwikali Muyanga, principal lands registrar officer, Lands ministry[/li][li]Mr Obadiah Mbugua Wainaina, private surveyor[/li][li]Mr David Barno Some[/li][li]Ms Esther Chebet Some alias Esther Fura Some[/li][li]Dasahe Investments Limited[/li][li]Keibukwo Investments Limited[/li][li]Olemetit Estate Limited[/li][/ol]

DFKM Bila Lube. One by one.

Great news, kwanza si EACC raided an unnamed NLC commissioner’s home and found millions of shillings including some in US dollars, DPP apeleke kesi tight wezi wafungwe

EACC hua wajinga sana…they usually understate the amounts recovered ingine wanaiba

Merge this threads.

Hapo kwa majina tu

They learnt from the best.

wanakunywa fanta baridi huko ndani. Hawajaacha wallet, belt, na shati hapo kwa reception ya cell. Tunabebwa ung’ombe tu

Kaende kaende, mbaya mbaya.

Tip of the iceberg

Wale wa KPLC kuliendaje?

Credit to Nyakundi and other KoTwitter Giants.

It is good that they are arresting suspected thugs, but even the NYS thugs are yet to have their case finalized.
Justice should be served with utmost efficiency or they just forgive and forget and we move on.

What’s the total?

Where did you find this?

Full list of names, firms targeted in SGR land fraud | Nation

Swazuri, 6 others due in court Monday over economic crimes | Nation

It wasn’t a commissioner, it was that Francis Mugo guy.

Sh17 million seized in raids on homes of land agency officials - The Standard

That list reads like a record of highly qualified corrupt Shiny Eyes*, halafu bado watu wanasema WSR is the sole crooked Kenyan.

*Who would effortlessly trade their own mother for a few Ducats.