Mombasa county government on Monday halted another attempt to erect a perimeter wall on a controversial parcel of land registered to KBC. This led to a standoff between county askaris who stopped the construction and police officers deployed to oversee the wall's erection. “We cannot allow any construction to proceed unless the contractor has the certificate of construction, approved by the county government. The contractor was kicked out of the site and instructed to seek approval from the county government before constructing a perimeter wall around the land as police officers watched. Marwa pointed out that it was wrong for the governor to demolish the perimeter wall constructed around the land with impunity.

Source: The Star October 04, 2016 19:07 UTC