Good people. Mnajua mimi ni mseh wa mamalls mbaya.
Of late nikiwa on my checki maneno nikipita from safari park hotel on my way to TRM just after the baptist church kuna uwanja uko hapo.
Nikiingia TRM nikizuguka huko juu nikitupa mecho huko kwa huo uwanja naona kuna military camp with heavy military activities wanajenga kama wanachimba and its heavily secured.
Nikipiga hesabu hivi naona nikama wanajenga bunker probably joining ile ingine iko kilimambogo…swali langu ni kwa wale wameona ni nini kinaendelea huko?
Ungalikuwa unanunua gazeti with the same zeal ya kununua tissue za offer ungalikua unajua mengi.
KDF has occupied the 20-acre land even before resolution of the ownership tussle. The land in Kasarani, adjacent to the Thika Road Mall, is valued at an estimated Sh2.8 billion.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed retailer has also hinted that it is ready to move to court to defend its claim to the land.
“All options are being weighed at the moment. We are not at liberty to disclose status at the moment,” said Uchumi in a statement.
KDF has moved its equipment to the disputed land, creating a standoff with the cash-strapped retailer.
The KDF had, however, dismissed Uchumi’s claims to ownership of the land, maintaining it is the rightful owner.
“The Roysambu KDF Camp is on Ministry of Defence land. The issue of laying claim to a military camp does not arise. The onus is on the claimant to provide evidence,” said KDF spokesperson Colonel Paul Njuguna in response to earlier Business Daily queries.
Uchumi had already signed a sale agreement with a church group, Jewel Complex Limited, which had committed to buy the land for Sh2.8 billion.
Excavation is ongoing on the land, with tents already put up and a perimeter fence erected. Military vehicles used to transport personnel and equipment are strategically located at the entrance. Sand bags have also been placed strategically.
Uchumi Supermarkets last November inked a deal to sell the land at Sh2.8 billion, which offered its suppliers and creditors some hope for payment of their pending dues.
So what are you scared of ? Something like it will not work out with military or something else ? And how that picture of young african ladies really relate to that ? What do you really mean here by that ? Again something civil in Africa ?