Kilifi land owners to get Sh400 million compensation
Squatters continue to live next to the Malindi Airport runway despite efforts by the Kenya Airports Authority to have them vacate. They will receive Sh400 million in compensation for their properties that will be taken over for the expansion of Malindi Airport. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
- The National Land Commission has already been given the go-ahead by the transport ministry to oversee the compensation since the land valuation has been done.
- The airport currently has four hangars, with six more set to be built through a public private partnership arrangement. A car park with 30 slots will also be built.
Land owners in Kwa Chocha, Kilifi County, are set to pocket Sh400 million in compensation for their properties that will be taken over for the expansion of Malindi Airport.
The government will acquire 26 hectares close to the airport, with 62 families set to receive the compensation. The National Land Commission has already been given the go-ahead by the transport ministry to oversee the compensation since the land valuation has been done. The airport currently has four hangars, with six more set to be built through a public private partnership arrangement. A car park with 30 slots will also be built.
Land compensation budgets are now eating a substantial chunk of funds set aside for infrastructure projects in Kenya, with the government yet to find a formula to lower the cost.
