Nairobi, Sept. 15 -- A land buying company has lost ownership of 85 acres in Thika valued at Sh1.2 billion following a protracted legal battle.
Langata Development Company Limited suffered a blow after the Supreme Court declined a request to appeal a ruling of a lower court that declared a widow, Mary Wairimu Dames, the legal owner of the property.
Ms Wairimu lost ownership of the prime land that is situated along Thika-Garissa highway measuring 85.3 acres 31 years ago, when it was hived off by a surveyor and given to the real estate company.
At the Supreme Court, the company wanted the judges to allow a notice of appeal that was lodged out of time be deemed to have been filed within time.
It also wanted the court to certify that the in...