Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko addressing court reporters outside Milimani law courts after he obtained a court order restraining private developer from developing Nairobi water land in Loresho. BY SAM ALFAN. Businessman Shital Baandari has put spirited effort to gain access to suit land preserved for Nairobi water reservoir.
The developer’s application seeking to site National Land Commission chairman Mohammed Swazuri for contempt was put off by vacation judge Justice Joseph. until January 19.
The judge said the court will not hear he contempt application before seeing reapply by Swazuri.
The court said unless defendant has respondent to the application, the matter shall be heard on date allocated.
The subject land is located at Loresho area within Nairobi County.
The developer’s lawyer Masore Nyangau, said that he had no objection giving the defendant time to file response to the application.
Some two weeks ago Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko obtained an order stopping construction works by developer on suit land meant for a water reservoir. The said land is said to have been grabbed and construction works has commenced despite restraining orders against Mr Shandari.
The orders were issued by Resident Magistrate Peter Muholi, who said that no activity should take place on the suit land known as Nairobi/ Block 90/599 until the matter is heard inter parties on January 20.
The Senator through his lawyer Martin Kuruga, told the court, the ;land is reserved for water reservoir that supplies water to the county residents.
Mr Shandari unlawfully took possession of the property from persons who claimed to have obtained a lease from Nairobi City council.
The lawyer told the court that the developer has even chosen to ignore an order from Land Commission which suspended any construction work on the suit land.
He said that the matter is still pending for review before the Land Commission and no activity can take place on the public property.
The suit land is located within the county of Nairobi which the senator represent and he said has to move to protect public land from being grabbed.
