The Lapsset headquarters in Lamu, Kenya.(photo/Lappset)Compensation for land owners along the northern corridor is set to begin in February; with the government scheduled to begin work on the much awaited Vision 2030 flagship project simultaneously.
Residents affected by the massive project have been given a 15 day notice to vacate their land as efforts to recover over 197,000 hectares of land for the massive project kick off.
“The vacating of these people has not been without challenges, including entry of cartels who claim to have plots in the earmarked areas. We have to be extra vigilant when compensating. There are defiance's by some residents who would rather remain in their lands than to see developments in their lands brought down,” NLC chairman Muhammad Swazuri said.
Silvester Kasuku, the chief executive officer representative of the corridor development authority stated that already, some 28,500 hectares of land have been secured, with appropriate paperwork already with Laps-set management.
He spoke during the signing of an agreement between Laps-set and National Land Commission to pave way for relocation of those whose land will be acquired. He added that the project will kick off after an equitable full compensation to land owners, after which project implementation agencies will enter the relevant sites to start surveying.