NLC faces scrutiny over Sh1.4 billion Lamu land compensation as Owino calls for DCI probe

The National Lands Commission is under scrutiny over 1.4 billion shillings paid by the Kenya Ports Authority to compensate families occupying land earmarked for the East African Oil Refinery in Lamu. Government spokesperson Charles Owino claims there are no genuine outstanding compensation claims for the Mukowe land, saying the KPA had already tasked the NLC with compensating about 90 families living on the parcel. Owino is now calling on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to probe the matter, as a group of residents moves to court demanding compensation for the land.