What Could Be the Reason Behind Ruto’s Revelation About Weston Hotel?

In what seems like a changing twist regarding corruption in Kenya, many are still shocked to hear a shocking revelation by the Deputy President William Ruto about the acquisition of Weston hotel.

The question in the heads of many Kenyans is- what could have triggered Ruto to finally declare that the Weston hotel was illegally acquired?

During an interview with BBC  HARDtalk show hosted by Stephen Sackur, Ruto confessed he innocently purchased the land from its owner, who he later realized had illegally obtained the land.

He, however, said that he is currently doing everything possible to correct the mess.

“Tell me about the Weston Hotel, which you own, which is worth an awful worth of money, and which is sitting on illegally acquired land,” Mr Sackur asked Mr Ruto.

“Weston Hotel is a big story…,” said the DP, who, was immediately interrupted by the host.

“It is, Kenyans are following very closely; and maybe [that is] why you are top of that [Ipsos] poll [which placed you at the top of the list of leaders Kenyans perceive to be most corrupt]…,” said Mr Sackur.

“You would want to believe that Weston Hotel occupies half of Nairobi. Weston Hotel sits on 0.7 hectares of land…,” responded Mr Ruto.

Mr Sackur did not leave the DP finish before chiming in to say “Illegally acquired land, which actually belongs to the Civil Aviation Authority, and then you miraculously acquired it and built a hotel.”

After a long tussle with the host, the DP finally admitted that the land was illegally acquired by the original owner.

“Not bought illegally. In fact, for the record, the National Land Commission has made a finding that Weston was an innocent purchaser for value from somebody who got it illegally, and preparations have been made constitutionally to restore that land to Kenya Civil Aviation Authority by demanding that those who sold the land to us must pay,” said the Deputy President.

Ruto’s statement comes few months after the state temporarily stopped any demolition until further notice.

Before, there was serious reaction among many Kenyans who sought to know the reason why Weston hotel has not been brought down since it is standing on illegally acquired land.

President Uhuru had declared total war on corruption and even stated that buildings standing on public property should be demolished.

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And so, the biggest question now is, will the building be left standing when the new phase of demolition begins?

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