Court Orders to Demolish This Popular 5- Star Hotel, Know Why

The court on Tuesday approved the demolition of Grand Manor Hotel which is located in the upmarket area of Gigiri.

Nairobi County Government was given the go-ahead to demolish the multi-million facility after the ruling that it posed a security threat to the adjacent United Nations offices.

The hotel owned by businessman Praful Kumar hit headlines in August this year when the proprietor was arrested by EACC officials in Kilifi County.

Reports indicated that Kumar was intending to bribe Governor Mike Sonko to dissuade him from demolishing the controversial property.

Grand Manor Hotel is located at the heart of a neighborhood populated by foreign embassies.

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To begin with, the hotel is located opposite the US Embassy and the United Nations head offices on the other side.

A short distance away is the High Commission of Botswana on its left and on the right is the Embassy of Morocco stretching to its backyard.

A court has granted the Nairobi City County government orders to demolish Grand Manor Hotel in Gigiri.

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The move is a blow to businessman Praful Kumar who has been putting a spirited fight to save the property.  The court held City Hall’s argument that the hotel, being adjacent to United Nation offices, is a security threat.

Kumar hit the headlines after Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission detectives arrested him for bribery.  This was after the businessman attempted to bribe Governor Mike Sonko at his Kanamai residence in Kwale county.

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He is said to have gone to meet Sonko with a Sh5 million offer to allow the hotels’ expansion before EACC officers were called in. Kumar was on August 24 charged with three counts of bribery before senior principal magistrate Henry Nyakweba.

He denied the charges and is out on Sh1 million bond.  The Nairobi government on August 16 stopped works at the premises near the United Nation offices in Gigiri.

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Gigiri Village Association had filed a complaint in July 2015 seeking to stop of works on the hotel.

They said the facility violates physical planning regulations for the low-density estate.

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