State set to release cash for rail land


[Article source: Mediamax Network, by: Steve Umidha]

Affected landowners on Nairobi-Naivasha SGR railway line should expect their payments within a fortnight, Ministry of Lands and National Lands Commission (NLC) has said. NLC acting chairperson Abigael Mbagaya yesterday confirmed that her office was closing in on reconciliation of figures with the Kenya Railways (KR), in a tedious exercise expected to be complete today.

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So far, no one has been compensated for the second phase (Phase 2A) of the SGR project. The amount the government would disburse for the compensation process was however not stated. KR is responsible for determining and surveying the land set aside for such projects, after which, Lands ministry provides a pricing index for the identified area for compulsory acquisition while NLC undertakes valuation of the identified land, then gives awards and makes payment to Project Affected Persons (PAPs).

An estimated 1,093 parcels of land has been allocated for the 120-kilometre Nairobi-Naivasha SGR route being put up at a cost Sh150 billion and funded by Chinese Exim Bank. The rail will pass through Nairobi, Kajiado, Nakuru, Narok and Naivasha with five stations to be built at Ongata Rongai, Ngong, Mai Mahiu, Suswa and Nachu.


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