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PETER OUMA OMOLO & ANOR
V.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF MIGORI & ANOR

(2018) JELR 93042 (CA)

Court of Appeal 8 Jun 2018 Kenya
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Suit Number:Civil Appeal 232 of 2011
Judges:William Ouko Kathurima M'inoti Stephen Gatembu Kairu
Location:Nairobi
Other Citations:Peter Ouma Omolo & onother v. County Government of Migori & another [2018] eKLR

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

It is common factor that the parcel of land known as North Sakwa/Kamasoga/33 measuring 3.4 hectares was originally registered in the joint names of appellants. By a Gazette Notice No. 2996 of 8th October, 1976, the Government notified the general public of its intention to compulsorily acquire the said North Sakwa/Kamasoga/33 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture for the South Nyanza Sugar Scheme (Awendo Township Expansion). Whereas the appellants insist that after this gazette notice the original land was subdivided into 2 parcels, North Sakwa/Kamasoga/1946, measuring 1.82 hectares and North Sakwa/Kamasoga/1947 measuring 1.58 hectares with the latter being compulsorily acquired and registered in the name of South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited and the former being retained in the names of the appellants, the respondent on the other hand maintains that the Government compulsorily acquire the entire North Sakwa/Kamasoga/33 and fully compensated the appellants for …

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