Thursday, August 9, 2012

Court orders Moi to vacate 100 acre farm


Court orders Moi to vacate 100 acre farm

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The Court of Appeal has ordered former president Moi to vacate a 100-acre piece of land August 9, 2012. FILE
The Court of Appeal has ordered former president Moi to vacate a 100-acre piece of land August 9, 2012. FILE 
By WANJIRU MACHARIA
Posted  Thursday, August 9  2012 at  14:26
The Court of Appeal has ordered former president Moi to vacate a 100-acre piece of land.
The court gave Mr Moi six months to return the land to large scale farmer Malcom Bell.
In a judgement read by Lady Justice Martha Koome Thursday, the court overturned a High Court ruling that had given the land to Mr Moi on grounds of adverse possession.
Justice Muga Apondi had ruled that Mr Moi had occupied the land for 12 years uninterrupted and according to the law, the farm belong to him.
However, the Appellate Court quashed Justice Apondi's ruling saying that while the former president had entered into a deal with Mr Bell, it was not honoured.
The court said Mr Bell had agreed to give the land to Mr Moi in exchange of electricity and water supply.
Mr Moi did not keep his part of the deal, the court ruled, and therefore the agreement was null and void.
The six-month window will allow Mr Moi to harvest crops in the farmland before the land reverts to Mr Bell's son.
The court also said it did not know the status of Moi High School, Kabarak that stands on the 100-acre farm.
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The school started off as a public institution but was now a private learning centre owned by Mr Moi.

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