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New twist in city expressway’s Sh2bn land acquisition plans

The ongoing construction of Nairobi Expressway to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, along Mombasa Road in this picture taken on November 8, 2020. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG

Photo credit: Dennis Onsongo | Nation Media Group

By  Edwin Mutai

Nation Media Group

Political Reporter

The National Land Commission (NLC) says 17 properties that have been lined up for compensation by the highways authority to pave way for construction of the Sh59 billion Nairobi Expressway belongs to the government.

NLC acting chief executive Kabale Tache told Parliament that it has established that the properties listed by the Kenya National Highways Authority (KenHA) for compensation were actually road reserves and buffer zones after it did its inquiry prior to compensation.

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