NATIONAL Lands Commission has cleared the way for Standard Gauge Railway contractor to move into Tsavo National Park in readiness for the project. The commission announced that the Kenya Wildlife Service is the biggest beneficiary of the compulsory compensation pay-out as it is the single largest owner of single largest portion of land where the railway will pass.
Commission vice chair Abigael Mbagaya said the government will deposit Sh8 billion with the commission to pay out the land owners along the rail line. She spoke at a African Woman and Child Features breakfast meeting with editors at a Nairobi hotel.
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