A multi-billion-shilling hotel belonging to Governor Susan Kihika's husband is rising right next to Nakuru's State House, and Parliament noticed.
Sam Mburu finally spoke up
Sam Mburu finally spoke up
- Sam Mburu confirmed that he and Susan Kihika bankroll the Encore Hotel.
- His statement came after intense parliamentary scrutiny over the project.
- Mburu insists every regulatory approval was secured before construction.
- Security concerns about the State House's proximity were dismissed.
- Two hundred and five rooms span deluxe to presidential-suite tiers.
- Twenty-three meeting rooms and a grand ballroom handle conferences.
- A 3,500-square-meter garden covers weddings and outdoor exhibitions.
- Spa, wellness center, pool, and gourmet restaurants round it out.
- Pastor David Mwangi manages the project and chairs Nakuru Tourism Association.
- NEMA, county planning, and public health all reportedly signed off.
- Nakuru wants to become a premier MICE and wellness destination.
- Highway proximity to Nairobi makes it a transit-tourism play.
- Katoo Ole Metito told Parliament that encroachment is widespread nationally.
- Kakamega and Eldoret already saw successful government land recoveries.
- Nakuru and Kisumu are next on the reclamation priority list.
- Hundreds of acres around State Houses were grabbed by private individuals.
