The Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal that found a five-star hotel at the coast was built on forest land. [File, Standard]The Supreme Court has upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal that found a five-star hotel at the coast was built on forest land. The highest court in its judgment, ending a 27-year-old court battle between Pati Limited, Funzi Island, Kwale County, and lands declared that the land where Pati has built a luxury hotel is forest land, allocated for boat landing. According to the document, Funzi Island Development Limited own pieces of land on the main Funzi Island and also developed a luxurious tourist tented camp on its piece of land. Court record reads that a letterhead said to be from him showed he was an Assistant Minister for Public Works and Housing.

Source: Standard Digital July 20, 2021 05:37 UTC