Politician Moves to Court to Block Housing Project at Bungoma Airstrip

A gubernatorial aspirant has moved to court to challenge the construction of housing project in a defunct airstrip...

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A planned public participation exercise for the construction of a Smart City and Affordable Housing project at the Bungoma airstrip was disrupted after a lawsuit was filed challenging the development. Bungoma gubernatorial aspirant Zachariah Baraza moved to court, effectively blocking the consultation forum and arguing that Bungoma County's priority should be job creation rather than large-scale urban projects.

The proposed project is planned for a 50-acre parcel of land at the Bungoma airstrip.
Zachariah Baraza, a 2022 Bungoma Gubernatorial aspirant, filed the court case.
Governor Kenneth Lusaka insists the land was lawfully degazetted by the Kenya Airports Authority and that the Smart City is an "ambitious urban dream" for the county.

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