Cordisons International is appealing last year’s High Court judgment that deprived it off its prospective right to invest in Lamu. That judgment was significant for asserting that county and national governments have no constitutional power to lease public land. Cordisons International moved to Court of Appeal in May last year after High Court Judge James Olola rendered judgment, it considered contradictory and unconstitutional. During the High Court proceedings, Cordisons International had accused NLC and its chair Muhammad Swazuri of favouring its rival. The appeals case has six respondents; namely, the immediate former NLC Chairman Dr. Mohammed Swazuri, the National Land Commission and the Director of Physical Planning.

Source: Standard Digital February 24, 2019 11:26 UTC