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DP Ruto’s hotel in fresh fight against land takeover

Weston Hotel in Nairobi.

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Weston, through Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, said KCAA erred in filing a fresh suit in court instead of challenging a 2019 decision of the National Land Commission (NLC).
  • The NLC had directed that Weston Hotel keeps ownership of the land and pays off KCAA for the property at the current market value.

  • But KCAA is pushing for revocation of the title issued in the 1990s.

Weston Hotel, which is owned by Deputy President William Ruto, has launched a fresh bid for the dismissal of a suit where the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) wants to repossess land on which the facility sits.

Weston, through Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, said KCAA erred in filing a fresh suit in court instead of challenging a 2019 decision of the National Land Commission (NLC).