Court nullifies Sh5 billion Kanduyi Smart City Project, orders airstrip restoration
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The Environment and Land Court in Bungoma has nullified a Sh5 billion affordable housing project at Kanduyi Airstrip, declaring the tender process and contract unconstitutional and ordering the land restored to its original state within 45 days.
Justice Kossy Bor ruled that the project, valued at Sh5.02 billion, was unlawfully initiated on public land reserved for aviation purposes without a lawful change of user, meaningful public participation or the required environmental impact assessment.
In a judgment delivered virtually on October 8, 2026, the court found that the State Department for Housing and other government agencies violated constitutional provisions on public participation, environmental protection and the management of public land.