[Source: The Standard, by Joackim Bwana]
A private company in Mombasa is seeking Sh300 million from the government as compensation in a land ownership dispute with the Government Training Institute (GTI) in Mombasa.
Kalliste Limited wants the High Court in Mombasa to order the government to pay Sh300 million as compensation for the 0.68 Hectares prime land located in the rich suburbs of Kizingo.
Kalliste Limited director Anishi Doshi told Justice Charles Yano on Friday that the company bought the land on July 7 1997 at a price of Sh10,690,556 from Nova Holding Limited.
Anishi through the company lawyer Willis Oluga said that the land holds a 99-year lease from July 1 1997 at a revisable annual rent of Sh164,000.
“The leasehold interest over the suit property was at all times valid and lawful and the same could only be determined or terminated by the government after following due process,” said Anishi.
Anishi wants Justice Yano to declare the revocation and cancellation of the survey plan of the said title as unlawful, invalid and declare him as the lawful leasehold proprietor of the suit property.
He also wants a declaration that the entry of GTI now a campus of Kenya School of Government, the Ministry of Public Works and Tulsi Construction Dishes into the suit property and construction unlawful and the structures demolished.
Attorney General lawyer Wachira Guguyo wants the title deed held by Kelliste to be recalled, revoked and nullified.
Rachael Ndambuki a District Surveyor Mombasa County said that according to survey plans the said land claimed by Kalliste was part of the land reserved for GTI’ Institute vide Part Development Plan PDP.
She said the land being claimed by Kalliste was canceled after the entire GTI land was sub-divided.
[Full article: The Standard, by Joackim Bwana]
