Nairobi, March 7 -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has moved to court seeking compensation of Sh1.6 billion from Rubis Energy Kenya and other firms for illegally occupying a parcel of land belonging to Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC).

The anti-graft body says in the petition filed at the Environment and Land court that the land at the junction of Haile Selassie Avenue and Uhuru Highway was not available for allocation and it should revert to the government.

It has also named Lima Limited - a company associated with former Cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott - and LZ Engineering Construction Limited in the suit, saying Rubis Energy Kenya should vacate the land and compensate the government for illegal occupation of the la...