Kileleshwa land dilema as Kenya Railways MD Philip Mainga is sued.The activists have sued Kenya Railways Managing Director Philip Mainga over a piece of land belonging to the agency-which they claim he converted into private use.
The activists Timothy Rasugu Julius Chebiitok and one other have accused the MD of allegedly grabbing the land after corporation made a policy decision to turn its Kileleshwa land into private use.
The claim Mr.Mainga is involved in land grabbing and converting to his private property at Kileleshwa, land belonging to Kenya Railways Corporation and built a private hotel by the name of CHOCOLATE CITY bar and restaurant .
The also claim that Mainga has also bought public land valued in millions of Kenya shillings in prime Machakos town and build Chocolate City hotel and Chocolate City Supermarket
As per their petition before court,Mainga is involved in orchestrating a series of irregular procurement deals and questionable leasing arrangements, leading to massive financial losses.
“Investigations have revealed that he was involved in a Ksh 150 million tender for Murram supply in the Nairobi-Nanyuki railway rehabilitation project (Tender No. KR/SCM/FRC/003/2019-2020), which violated public procurement regulations. The tender was allegedly awarded through restricted bidding, bypassing the Ksh 30 million threshold set by the Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations, 2020,”
It adds: “Further scrutiny shows that contracts worth Ksh 88.2 million to First Choice General Suppliers Limited and Ksh 34.5 million each to Mosrach Limited were backdated, with work commencing before formal agreements were signed. 8. Beyond procurement irregularities, the Respondent is also linked to illegal land leasing scandals, where he is accused of leasing Makongeni Container Yards in Nairobi for 10 years without board approval, leading to over Ksh 400 million in lost revenue,”
