a4a.com, I can't believe its you making that comment, without even putting logic compare the two costs the demolished units in syokimau and JKIA relocating

@Jamani someday you will hear of KAA and the govt complaining that there are unsuitable buildings near greenfield and the proposed second runway there are several storied buildings near KAA's land JKIA resort mall, mitchell cotts and offices on tile & carpet airport view warehouses they are watching them being constructed they've even gone ahead and given approval for the construction.

There is a big difference btw Syokimau case and Diamond park. Syokimau, as much as there was fraud, it needs to be appreciated that airport security was the main driving force. Diamond Park was just land lying idle without any pressing immediate use.

@jamani, sometimes i am worried by mentality of the majority of Kenyans to act like lynch mobs to other people who seem to have made a few strides in investments. From the judiciary to ordinary kenyans, the chorus is demolish, demolish as we saw with JKIA situation. Could it be an issue of lack of understanding the advantates or is it just sheer jealousy?

When i look at the kevivapi land, i see hard working kenyans trying to house their families and provide housing/shelter to other kenyans. Whether the land was grabbed or not, kevivapi land use should have been revoked years ago and the land offered to the public to be constructed on as residential or office space. As a country, the economy, all 40 million kenyans, including you @jamani, would loose out if kevivapi were to carry out agric activities on the land. All 40 million kenyans, including you @jamani, are benefiting when the kevivapi land is being used as residential currently. The net effect in the economy is positive, job creations, less travel time for workers ,etc etc.

Assuming kevivapi continues to utilise the land, the house owners would have moved further, pushing the urban sprawl as nairobi expands. This would have costed you @jamani, myself nd the rest of the 40 million kenyans, around kes 2 billion to lay the infrastructure/roads/water/sewer etc.This would have been unnecessary/wasted/duplicated since the infrastructure is there at kevivapi land but not utilised appropriately in the kevivapi agricultural use.
For once, lets begin to look at the bigger picture of things as a nation, not as individuals.

All those houses were built in broad daylight and over a period of time. How come construction was not stopped during the initial phase? There is more to it than meet the eyes and ears.

@h2s, true, in other countries, if someone constructs a building and a certain period of time, usually 2 months, the government doesnt complain/intervene etc, then the building is said to be legal. Its called the Silence is consent rule and mainly applies in building approval by the local authority. If within 2 months of your commencement/completion of construction the govt is silent, its deemed to have allowed you to construct.

In France, for example, the silence is consent rule applies after 2 months.

http://www.doingbusiness...th-construction-permits/

That's what we should avoid at all costs, believe me even that developer is a fat cat and knew what he was doing from the word go.

Fat cats were involved and no one could stop it. This reminds me of the monkey story, who was left holding....

@jamani, replace the words one with government in your sentence above.

As long as Government can justify the land use of your land to be the most desirable, they can take it. Its called the compulsory land acquisitions act.

http://kenyalaw.org/kl/f...ndAcquisitionCap295.pdf

Thats why we elect governments so as to make such decisions. NSSF is Government so the developer bought from Government.

adverse possession cannot be used against the government. and it only applies if the possession is with the knowledge of the owner.