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| Senti Kumi Community Garden Photo, By Our Reporter |
The peace at Senti
Kumi area in Likoni is likely to end after buildings close to the lighthouses
in the area have been marked as being a nuisance to sea captains entering the port
of Mombasa.
Last week, National
Land Commission Chairman Mohamed Swazuri said that the buildings close to the
lighthouses are interfering with the vision of the sea captains.
He added that the sea
captains have been grumbling on the same pointing out that the area is a public land.
The pointed out that a
notice had been given last year for the residents to move out of the area.
“We gave a notice to
people who have built houses close to lighthouses. Sea captains are complaining
that they cannot see their way to the port.”
Swazuri insisted
He further added that
they will have to tell people to vacate soon.
“We will soon tell
people to vacate because the iron sheet reflects with the lights from the light
houses and then it gets hard for the sea captains to see,” he said.
The residents however complained
that they have so far not received any vacation notice.
The locals claim that
they will have to fight tooth and nail for what they claim as their rightful
share
They say they have
been living there for a couple of years now.
According to the
locals, there are people who act as wanting to take advantage of the situation with
a view of grabbing the area.
The area being described
as a peaceful hub brought about by Senti Kumi Community Group, is now at the peak as the locals will be scattered when the vacating order starts.
Senti Kumi Community
Group Chairman Collins Ochieng says they heard such a story back in 2016 that
the houses are interfering with navigations but it was not put on paper that
they would have to vacate.
“We were told that
there are buildings that block navigation systems,” Ochieng said.
He however thinks that
politicians and tycoons have grabbed an opportunity to rob them what they have
transformed from a bush plot to a peaceful residence.
According to him, more
than 50 households will be affected, as this is approximate number of residents
in the area.
The NLC Chairman also
added that more than 37 Plots belonging to Kenya Ports Authority have been
grabbed at the Likoni area.
“There are more than
37 plots belonging to Kenya Ports Authority which have been grabbed. We gave
out a gazette notice last year and the period in which the people should have
vacated has already died.” Swazuri said.
NLC, KPA and Kenya
Maritime Authority are however expected to have a joint meeting to identify how
many people have to vacate so that the process can begin.
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