State will now pay Nairobi tycoon Mike Maina Kamau Sh859 million as compensation for his demolished mansion.
The property which was demolished in Nairobi’s Spring Valley to pave the way for a link road.
It said the land was actually part of a road and that the government had acquired it in the early 1970s for the purpose of building the link road to cover a distance of 4.4 kilometres.
The State had opposed Mr Maina’s application on the grounds that there was a pending appeal against the Sh711 million payout.
However, Justice Mativo said that an appeal does not imply suspension of court judgments, unless a judge has imposed orders to freeze the appeal.
The link road was to traverse through Grevilla Groove, Kyuna Road, Loresho Ridge, Spring Valley Road, Kitisuru Road and Ngecha Road.
