Kenya Power to pay developer Sh20m for trespass

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Nation | by Brian Ocharo


Kenya Power has been ordered to compensate a private developer more than Sh20 million for encroaching on private land where it has constructed a 132KV power line.

The Environment and Land Court in Mombasa established that the utility company unlawfully invaded the 4.7 acre property, which had been preserved for construction of a factory, and put up its structures.

Justice Charles Yano noted in his ruling that there was no evidence presented to the court showing that Kenya Power obtained the consent of…

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