Thursday, November 19, 2015

Agency moves to block sale of Uchumi Lang'ata Hyper land


A man walks past a Lipa na M-PESA counter at Uchumi Langata Hyper on January 27, 2015. The sale of Uchumi’s Lang’ata Hyper has been thrown into doubt after the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) claimed ownership of the land. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA  
By KIARIE NJOROGE, gkiarie@ke.nationmedia.com

The sale of Uchumi’s Lang’ata Hyper has been thrown into doubt after the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) claimed ownership of the land.

KAA on Thursday issued a notice saying that the land (LR.NO.209/12593) is part of Wilson Airport and anyone who deals in it is doing so at their own peril.
Uchumi was last month granted an approval by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to sell the property as the retailer steps up efforts to raise funds to pay suppliers and finance operations.
“Kenya Airports Authority reserves the right to take any appropriate action to preserve its said property including initiating civil and criminal proceedings against persons engaged in illegal or unauthorised dealings with its said property,” Yatich Kangugo, the acting managing director said in a notice.

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