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Landowners stall SGR over compensation claims

Kenya Railways officials with Chinese contractors during the launch of the laying of tracks of Section 2A of the Suswa-Narok SGR project. [Robert Kiplagat/Standard] Land owners in Ngong and Ongata ... read more

SGR-2A faces delays as payouts to landowners stall amid protests

The agency urged those who have not submitted or collected their claims to do so urgently. “Equally, we wish to remind those who have received their compensation payment to surrender their land to the ... read more

Kenya Railways now sues NLC over Sh18bn payout

Kenya Railways says the NLC has failed to pay 1,090 landowners ... gauge railway (SGR) line that is now unlikely to be completed by the May deadline, raising fears that the Chinese contractor could ... read more

Kenya Railways Sues NLC Over Failure to Pay SGR Land Compensation

"Even with repeated demands and knowledge of implication of its actions no money has been released to the landowners," argues KR. Following NLC's inaction, KR claims ... indictment over corruption ... read more

50 government projects stall over land disputes

She said under the proposed Land Act amendment, the government will compulsorily take over ... compensation of 135 project- affected persons majority of whom had crops and semi-permanent structures, ... read more

Blow for SGR landowners as state halts cash payout

Kenya Railways claims construction work ... that the contractor targets to hand over the project to the SGR operator by June. In some of the sections, landowners have put up villas worth millions of ... read more

Deal in sight for PNG landowners protesting Exxon-led gas project

Critics of PNG LNG claim this was not carried out correctly ... Objections from landowners escalated in 2013 when construction started in Angore. The situation boiled over earlier this summer. On June ... read more

Land row stalls IIM construction - State claims right over 227 acres, villagers reject compensation

The face-off between villagers and the state over the land has gathered momentum ... A total of Rs 1,55,147.88 was allocated as compensation for landholders, but 128 ryots refused the money. The state ... read more

Land compensation for SGR crosses Sh30 billion

Taxpayers will have to foot a land compensation bill worth over Sh30 billion for the standard gauge railway (SGR) once the project is completed ... payment of land billions to Kenya Railways amid ... read more

MPs seek probe on 'illegal' SGR payouts

A parliamentary committee on Tuesday called for a fresh audit of the ongoing Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project amid claims of irregular compensation of affected landowners. The Public Investment ... read more