Mr Swazuri was charged last year alongside 14 others over fraudulent compensation of five parcels of the Standard Gauge Railway land. The High Court has blocked a bid by the National Lands Commission’s boss Muhammad Swazuri to chair a meeting with staff before he exits next week. Justice Hedwig Ong’udi on Tuesday ruled that the court cannot meddle into affairs of the Lands Commission. Prof Swazuri had moved to court seeking permission to chair a meeting with staff before the expiry of his tenure on February 19. “The meeting is an internal one and the court cannot go ahead to supervise affairs at NLC which is an independent body.

Source: Daily Nation February 12, 2019 13:07 UTC