Portland Cement wins long legal battle against squatters in Athi-River
A view of East Africa Portland Cement Company on January 14, 2012. The company has chopped up a 1,000-acre parcel of land into tiny portions in a bid to expedite its sale, targeting to raise Sh5 billion towards its work capital and debt repayment.
After a protracted court battle, East African Portland Cement PLC (EAPC PLC) has been declared the legal owner of a piece of land that has been occupied by a group of squatters for more than 10 years.
On October 9, Justice Annet Nyukuri of the Environment and Land Court in Machakos ruled that the plaintiff's case be dismissed and that the defendants be ordered to pay costs.
