Friday, October 25, 2024 – Residents whose land was mapped for the Malindi
Airport expansion have moved to court to help them secure their promised
compensation from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA).
Speaking outside the Malindi Law
Courts, the residents expressed worry that they might end up not being
compensated before Adani takes over.
The dwellers sued the Kenya
Airports Authority (KAA) for delaying their compensation which has taken up to
15 years to manifest.
“The court had assured us
that we would be paid before December 11, and we are waiting for that day, if
we are not paid by then, we will go back and reclaim our land by force,” a
resident said.
Residents expressed their firm
belief that they are unsure of what the future holds in regard to their
compensation.
They are in a dilemma as they don’t know what will happen when
Adani takes over control or what will happen after the transition.
“We have another issue, the
Adani Group, which we hear might be taking over the airport from next
month.”
“Our worry is, if Adani
takes over, what will happen to us? That is why we are here in court to ask
them to intervene again,” another resident said.
The Kwachocha residents have for the last 15 years been lobbying KAA to channel their compensation
without much success.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
