JUDGMENT
A. Introduction
The appellant is aggrieved by the Judgment of the Court of Appeal (Visram, Karanja, & Azangalala, JJA) dated March 24, 2017, which had affirmed the finding of the High Court, that the respondent acted within its statutory powers, when it declined to approve the construction of 24 maisonettes by the appellant in a parcel of land adjacent to Wilson Airport, in Nairobi, and; that the respondent’s aforesaid decision did not amount to compulsory acquisition of the latter’s property to warrant compensation.
B. Factual Background
The appellant is the registered proprietor of a parcel of land known as LR No 209/11444 (the suit property), adjacent to the Wilson Airport. He secured financing in the sum of Kshs 67,671,000.00 to develop some twenty-four (24) maisonettes on this property. No sooner had he commenced the construction than the respondent, in exercise of its powers under the Kenya Airports Authority (the KAA) Act issued a cessation order dated September 30, 2008, …