Monday, May 19, 2025 - Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has linked President Ruto to the posh hotel being constructed in Ngong Forest.
Speaking during a church service in Murang’a on Sunday,
Gachagua claimed that President Ruto is behind the controversial luxury
eco-camp under construction in the Sanctuary block of Ngong Road Forest.
He alleged that the facility sits on five acres allegedly
grabbed by the Head of State to profit from the nearby Talanta Stadium,
currently under construction.
“The president wants to grab five acres of Ngong Forest to
build a hotel to serve the stadium.”
“The same contractor building the Talanta Hela stadium is
constructing the hotel,” Gachagua asserted.
He further claimed that after raising the matter publicly,
Ruto instructed the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) to suspend the project.
“Mr. President, don’t go back to that forest. We will expose
you again. Even people in your government are tired and giving me reports,” he
said.
This comes amid public uproar over the Ngong Forest project,
with the Green Belt Movement demanding accountability from KFS.
However, KFS defended the eco-camp, stating that it was
approved through due process and built on a glade - a naturally open area with
no trees.
"The project to develop a bush eco–camp was approved
procedurally, having been assessed, and no extreme negative environmental
impacts were identified," said KFS in a statement.
KFS has since suspended the project pending further stakeholder consultations.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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