Nairobi, March 15 -- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been given a reprieve after the High Court declared him the rightful registered owner of a disputed Sh1.5 billion parcel near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

In his ruling on Thursday, Environment and Land Court Judge Oguttu Mboya said Mr Gachagua, through his company Wamunyoro Investments Limited, was the legal owner of the five-acre plot.

"A declaration is hereby made that the plaintiff is the lawful registered absolute owner of this piece of land known as LR NO 209/12077 L.R NO. 90923," Justice Mboya said.

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