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County takes back grabbed Sh500m Taifa Park land

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyongo. [Esther Jeruto, Standard]

The county government of Kisumu has reclaimed a prime land within the Central Business District (CBD) worth Sh500 million which had reportedly been grabbed and transferred to private investors.

The land measuring 1.5 acres (O.6572ha) is among parcels within the city that belonged to the defunct Kisumu Municipal Council. The defunct council had demarcated it for a public park.

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