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KCB Group has joined the fight over the ownership of the land hosting Weston Hotel in Nairobi on grounds that the lender gave the Sh1.2 billion loan used to build the facility associated with Deputy President William Ruto.
The bank is now locked in a court battle where the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) is claiming ownership of the land and wants the hotel demolished and the property handed back to it.
The bank argues that it risks losing the Sh1.2 billion plus interest on loan if the court grants the aviation regulator its wish since the title property was used as security for the loan.
“At the time of registration, the interested party (KCB) did a due diligence and fulfilled all prerequisites to registration of the charge in land as required by law,” the bank said in documents filed in court.
In the application filed before the Environment and Land Court, KCB said that it had done due diligence and confirmed that Weston Hotel was the registered proprietor of the land before advancing more than Sh1.2 billion to the hotel four years ago.
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