Court Rules on Omtatah's Petition to Stop Southlands Affordable Housing Project
The petition was filed on July 30, following the groundbreaking ceremony for the project, which came despite several protests by residents...
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Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has announced a partial victory in his legal challenge against the Southlands Affordable Housing Project in Lang'ata, Nairobi. The Environment & Land Court has certified his petition, directing Chief Justice Martha Koome to empanel a three-judge bench to hear the case.
- The petition, filed on July 30, challenges the project due to alleged legal and environmental violations, including insufficient public participation and lack of environmental impact assessments.
- The court declined to issue interim conservatory orders to halt construction, noting a previous ruling had also denied such a request.
- Omtatah's petition asserts the project is being built on land designated as a road and rail buffer zone and involves over 15,000 housing units in 17-storey residential blocks.
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