Scores of Kenyans across the country are set to lose several parcels of land as the government seeks to expand various road projects.
In Nairobi, the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is targeting to upgrade the depleted Syokimau-Katani Road.
KURA seeks to upgrade the road, which is a major connector to the Mombasa Road, to bitumen standards, a move that will ease its traffic.
Residents around the Syokimau-Katani Road are set to loose three parcels of land, adding up to 0.0921 hectares of land for the upgrading of the road.
Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) Director General Silas Kinoti at a meeting on November 9, 2023.
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The residents have been directed to visit the assistant chief’s office, Syokimau sub-location, on February 21, 2025, from 10am to make claims for compensation as the process of upgrading the road begins.
In an official notice to the public, the Chairman of the National Land Commission (NLC), Gershom Otachi, revealed that as the process begins, the government will have to acquire some parcels of land, and those that would be affected are required to deliver necessary documentation to Ardhi House.
Residents who own or have an interest in any of the listed parcels need to submit a written claim for compensation along with their identification cards, Personal Identification Number (PIN), land ownership documents, and bank account details to the NLC office or the area’s assistant chief’s office.
In Nyeri County, the government will be acquiring 85 parcels of land consisting of 1.7 hectares for the construction of the Giakanja-Tetu Mission (D434), Kagogi-Ihwa-Ihururu-B5 JCN (E576/E1690/D435), and Wandumbi-Kigogoini (E573) Roads project.
While in Meru County, residents will lose 76 parcels of land, adding up to 0.7 hectares for the construction of the Coca-Cola-Mpuri-Kithaku-Kateri and Kithurune-Kariene-Kaguma-Giaki Roads Project.
Additionally, the government, through the official gazette notice, has urged residents of Meru whose land had been included in the project earlier to show up to the Kariene Chief’s Office on April 1, 2025, from 10am to claim compensation.
The government has listed 85 parcels, totalling 0.8 hectares, for compensation.
“Every person interested in the affected land is required to deliver to the National Land Commission on or before the day of the inquiry a written claim to compensation,” the notice read in part.
“The Commission offices area in Ardhi House, 3rd Floor, Room 305, 1st Ngong Avenue, Nairobi, and at the County Coordinators’ Office in Meru County,” the notice continued.
Ongoing Construction of Maua Town Roads, Project in Meru County, August 8, 2018.
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