Kenya: Tribunal Rejects Jamia Mosque’s Sh3.9bn Claim Against Nairobi County

Nairobi — The Land Acquisition Tribunal has dismissed a Sh3.9 billion compensation claim filed by the Registered Trustees of Jamia Mosque against the Nairobi City County Government over a disputed 5.14-acre parcel of land at the Globe Cinema Roundabout.

In a judgement that could reshape the handling of compulsory land acquisition in Nairobi, the tribunal also quashed five Gazette Notices–Nos. 5402 and 10279 of 2021, 207 and 15995 of 2022, and 641 dated January 19, 2023–issued by the National…