POLICE GIVEN ONE YEAR TO VACATE KIRINYAGA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL LAND.

POLICE GIVEN ONE YEAR TO VACATE KIRINYAGA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL LAND.
JANE MUGAMBI 3RD MARCH 2010.
Kerugoya police officers have been given one year by Kerugoya-Kutus municipal council to vacate.
According to Town clerk James Mugweru, where the police station is built, residential houses belongs to the council proposed hall.
He said that the police should vacate to pave way for the development of the CDF offices, youths’ office, and the town hall.
Mr.Mugweru added that the police department should surrender the plot saying that according to the map reviewed by the physical planner, District Commissioner shows that the offices are in the wrong report.
He went on to say that the offices should also be demolished in an years time to give way for more development.
The town clerk added that if they do not move, they will go on with the plans but the police offices, houses will be illegally at the sites.
“If the police officers will not have shifted within the given notice, we “the council”will go on with the plan but will not demolish any structure” said the town clerk.
Contacted about the idea, Kirinyaga OCPD Patrick Oduma said that they are relying on what the map shows.
He said that the 1991 and 1995 maps shows that section 41 is the divisional police headquarters and existing police lines while 42 shows existing police station occupying an approximate area of 1.08 ha.
He said that per the map they cannot go anywhere since the council has not given out any land as to where the officers’ houses are supposed to be put up.
He said that police will defend the land saying that the offices have been in place since 1950’s saying the council could have set aside land for development.

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