The DP who just concluded the construction of a hotel on a 10-acre parcel at an estimated cost of Sh600 million in the coast region is no longer at the hustlers bay after sources revealed he is converting his Multi-million Karen home to a five star hotel to serve as Weston hotel immediate branch within Nairobi environs.
Ruto who now lives in a Ksh 500m government sponsored home will use his previously multi-million residence for hotel services.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and DP William Ruto
Industry experts say that the Mombasa , dolphin hotel whose construction has been going on for two years and is part of Weston Hotel chain but under the name Dolphin Hotel will be the biggest in Mombasa.
The Mombasa hotel has three floors and with a room capacity of over 300 units overtaking pride inn hotel.
Dolphine Hotel situated in Mombasa
As for the the Karen facility situated on Langata Road, the facility is said to provide the 5 star services to top notch clientele and not hustlers and will compete with his own Weston hotel that has a 120-bed capacity.
A source in the hotel said ,. “This is an old story, this it has been here for years now .It is only you who has never been here to dine and sleep,”
The hotel has a 300 room bed capacity and situated closely to where he now lives.
The National Land Commissions ruled that the Dp did not acquire the Weston hotel land rightfully and recommend he pay the owners of the land at the current price.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority had claimed ownership of the land but in January this year,NLC said while the land belongs to KCAA ,it could not revoke the title deed but instate recommended that the DP compensate the state agency.
KCAA at the moment is undertaking valuation of the land before billing Ruto for the plot that was valued at Sh300 million as of last year.
Ruto and his entire family moved out of his private home which sits a huge land in the exotic Karen estate to the sh 500 million official residence of the Deputy President official which is just 2km apart soon after renovations were completed in 2013.
Initially, the home costed taxpayer sh 400 million but before the Ruto’s moved in,a refurbishment worth sh 100 million was carried out in the imposing structure in the prestigious Karen neighbourhood of Nairobi.