Close to one another, graft war was also heightened in addition to land grabbing in Kenya. The two are related to power and abuse of government resources that is a serious threat to the vulnerable mwananchi who depends on the governments affairs in their daily livelihood affairs.
A private developer behind the mass evictions and demolitions in Nyama Villa estate, Kayole, late last month is in more trouble.
Mark Maina, the proprietor of the Marble Arch Hotel, has been mentioned in a report for allegedly acquiring 74 acres belonging to the Kenya Forest Service in Kiambu.
The revelation is contained in the ‘Report On the Commission of Inquiry Into the Illegal/Irregular Allocation of Public Land’, commonly known as the Ndungu Report, Annexes Volume II.
The report was presented to former President Mwai Kibaki in June 2014 for implementation, but the annexes were never made public.
The annexes, exclusively obtained by the reporters, show the tycoon, through his firm Pelican Engineering Company, excised 74.2 acres from the 333.95 acres of Kiambu Forest Block LR no 15,153 in the 1990s.
A search done by the reporters at the Registrar of Companies shows Maina is the sole proprietor of Pelican Engineering Company. The firm’s offices are located along Limuru Road on plot LR. No. 209/2535/3.
The firm was registered on August 13, 1982, as a private company under registration number C.23550. The report said Maina “took possession” of the land “illegally” and recommended revocation of the title. Journalists visited the plot last Monday and found several luxury houses built on the land.
Maina’s phone was switched off yesterday and he could not be reached. He did not respond to text messages.