Kenya's anti-graft agency has successfully recaptured a valuable Mombasa property worth 500 million shillings, clearing the path for the development of more than 700 budget-friendly homes. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission chief Abdi Mohamud announced the breakthrough during an inspection of the 4.8-acre Hobley Estate in Buxton, noting the retrieval represents part of assets totaling approximately 1.4 billion shillings secured across the coastal region during three years.
The housing ministry plans to erect 1,752 units on the reclaimed site, combining residential apartments with retail spaces. Additional parcels restored to government control feature airport grounds valued at 104 million shillings, railway property worth 50 million shillings, and county-owned lots totaling 26.5 million shillings. Mohamud credited alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for expediting recoveries while urging unlawful titleholders to relinquish contested properties voluntarily, emphasizing that reclaimed assets must serve their original public purpose.
The housing ministry plans to erect 1,752 units on the reclaimed site, combining residential apartments with retail spaces. Additional parcels restored to government control feature airport grounds valued at 104 million shillings, railway property worth 50 million shillings, and county-owned lots totaling 26.5 million shillings. Mohamud credited alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for expediting recoveries while urging unlawful titleholders to relinquish contested properties voluntarily, emphasizing that reclaimed assets must serve their original public purpose.
