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Governors sued over lakeside land

Fishermen in Lake Victoria. The High Court in Kisumu on Monday certified as urgent an application seeking to bar three people from building houses on land close to Lake Victoria. Photo/FILE

What you need to know:

  • Resident wants order barring officials from developing their Lake Victoria plots, citing environment fears

The High Court in Kisumu on Monday certified as urgent an application seeking to bar two governors and a senior civil servant from building houses on land close to Lake Victoria.

Justice Anthony Kaniaru of the Environment and Lands Court granted Mr Michael Nyaguti’s application for a certificate of urgency in a case where he has sued five people.