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Wildlife at risk as firms scramble for Nairobi game park
Tourists at the Nairobi National Park where a number of cheetah families still roam free. Investigations have revealed that the 60 acres (24.28 hectares) of the park would be subdivided into plots and sold off to developers. Photo/FILE
Posted Sunday, October 25 2009 at 16:56
Mr Wanjau, said he was not aware about a process to issue a title deed besides the skirmishes pitting warders and the alleged squatters. “Nobody has the authority. Unlike Forests, ministers have no power to degazette a national park and so it would be very difficult. That would be breaking the law,” he added.
But the Nation also learnt that a senior manager at KWS has all along been privy to the allocation. He is said to have turned a blind eye to the illegal activity after being cajoled by powerful forces pushing for the excision of the park’s land. The matter has come up at a time Lands minister James Orengo said the government lacked the mechanism to repossess land stolen from the government, especially if it had been developed.
In the event a title deed is issued, it complicates further the process, because the government would be required to go to court and file for asset recovery in which it would be required to prove ownership. The government would also be required to pay some amount before repossessing such land.
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Submitted by nihadPosted October 26, 2009 12:05 PM
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Submitted by Linda415
Classic story Fred Mukinda. That’s the stuff that distinguishes you from the big pack of wanna-be journalists. James Orengo has been politicking and being Raila’s gatekeeper while his ministry is abetting land grabbing. He was quick to call a press conference to lynch Kimunya over Grand Regency. Let’s see him call one to lynch himself. Walk the talk Orengo and practice what you lecture others.
Posted October 26, 2009 07:04 AM -
Submitted by Nabs
My late father always used to say that Hon. James Orengo was nothing but a paper tiger! It seems he was right! His ministry is engulfed by the worst form of corruption imaginable - and he is simply a bystander watching from the sidelines! Is this what the ODM truly stands for - cOrruption, Destruction and iMpunity?
Posted October 26, 2009 03:31 AM -
Submitted by mueninina
this is so cheap where are we heading to cheap politicans the only school outing we have for nbi schools and you want to kill it
Posted October 26, 2009 02:03 AM -
Submitted by wuod_aketch
Living abroad now for many years, the first place I tell people to get the first feel of a safari appetite in Kenya is the Nairobi park. I also make it a point to visit when I am back home. I have been to big zoos in cities abroad but nothing can beat Nairobi park, a park at the foot of a city. So, Kenyans, let us not destroy this heritage. We as Kenyans have a responsibility to safeguard this heritage for the whole world and future generations. Those "powerfuls" should be hanged.
Posted October 26, 2009 12:33 AM
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its a SetUp plan for High and Mighty. Where are We heading ? We have IDPs where Orengo says We dont have land to settle IDPS (Our Kenyan Brothers and Sisters.) Confused who to vote for come 2012. Only a miracle from God could save our loving country