The Kenya Railways has issued a notice to reclaim the land occupied by Neno Evangelism church owned by controversial preacher James Ng’ang’a.
In a letter addressed to the preacher on Friday, Kenya Railways says the land was illegally acquired and has been marked for repossession.
“The purpose of this letter is to notify you that plot LR. No. 209/9640 encroaches on the land initially reserved for railway use. You are hereby requested to surrender all documents relating to the irregular allocation of the above referenced property to the Corporation,” reads the letter.
Kenya Railways said the reclamation and repossession is being done with the help of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) together with other asset recovery agencies in a process to reclaim all its land irregularly and illegally allocated to private entities.
Historical records in our possession indicate that the land bound by Haile Selassie Avenue, Uhuru Highways and Bunyala Road in which various Railway infrastructure are contained was reserved for railway use,” said the letter signed by Kenya Railways MD Philip Mainga.
Pastor Ng’ang’a, who claimed to be in a solitary retreat in a forest, said he has not seen the letter by KRA. He said he bought the land in 2003 when his church started growing and he felt they needed a bigger space.
