Court halts construction of Nyamira university on disputed site
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The Court of Appeal has suspended the hearing of a dispute over an 18-acre parcel of land, which is being claimed by a former provincial commissioner, pending the determination of an appeal filed by two businessmen.
Lady Justice Okwany directed that the respondents be granted 14 days to file and serve their respective responses, and applicants be granted 7 days after service with the responses to file and serve supporting affidavits if need be.
“A temporary injunction is issued restraining the respondents from approving Kiabonyoru as the location for the seat of the proposed Nyamira University,” the judge said.
The judiciary has put temporary brakes on the establishment of Nyamira University at a site that was declared by President William Ruto in August.
On Thursday the High Court sitting in Nyamira barred various respondents including the Commission of University Education (CUE) and the Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ministry of Education Julius Migos Ogamba from approving Kiabonyoru as the location for the university.
