Nairobi, April 30 -- An activist has petitioned the National Assembly seeking a forensic audit of billions of shillings allocated to the National Lands Commission (NLC) for compensation of persons whose lands have been acquired by the government for various projects.

The petitioner, Julius Ogogoh, under the Commission for Human Rights and Justice, wants MPs to establish how the commission uses billions meant to compensate land owners claiming that some lands are normally under or over-valued by the commission.

He also wants MPs to order for forensic audit on the compensation account claiming interests that accrue from the money meant for compensation is normally used for personal benefit by the commissioners.

In his petition, Mr Ogogoh...