Why press briefing over visitation of sany on county property has been cancelled

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Tata Chemicals Magadi

We have seen tears and desperation as the government’s cruel sany destroyed expensive property and homes that were build on government land.However a twist has taken place and now the government is being vacated and they are the ones crying this time round.

Kajiado Governor Joseph Lenku on Sunday called off a press conference in which he was to respond to Tata Chemicals Ltd’s demolition of county property.

The multinational soda ash mining company is embroiled in row with the county government over disputed Sh17 billion land rates.

On Saturday, the firm demolished “illegal structures” it claimed was put up by the county government on “its land”.

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“We have a court order we got on January 3, and which prohibits the county government from encroaching on our land,” said one board member.

Justice Reuben Nyakundi on January 31 at the High Court in Kajiado stopped the county from encroaching on Tata Chemicals “land” in Magadi.

The court also gave an injunction against the county stopping it from demanding payment of the rates until a petition case pending in the same court is heard ex-parte and fully determined.

Lenku, who had planned to brief journalists at Galaxy Hotel in Kitengela, instead sent his Lands executive Hamilton Parseina to give his apology.

Parseina said he would not comment on the matter because the Governor was consulting with stakeholders.

He, however, termed the demolition aggression.

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