[David Njaaga, Standard]Two sisters, two powers of attorney and a pending Sh12.5 billion payout for 50 acres near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The power of attorney had been granted by the sisters on September 23, 2013 and the agents were to help them pursue compensation for a 49.7- acre piece of land next to JKIA along Mombasa Road. The land originally belonged to the sisters’ father, John Kathumba, who had acquired it in 1958 before it was seized by JKIA without compensation. By mutual consent, once the agents succeeded in reclaiming the land, LR. “On September 23, 2013, through misrepresentation, Jackson Mutua Kimani caused us to donate a power of attorney which we have since revoked,” said the sisters.

Source: Standard Digital September 15, 2020 04:52 UTC