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A business that owns the sizable Shakahola property where dozens of starving Kenyans were buried has denied selling cult leader Paul Makenzie the land.
Makenzie, according to Shakama Ranching Company Limited, never approached the directors about buying the ranch.
The company claimed through attorney Philip Kiaingi that while they were aware of the squatters’ encroachment on the site, they were never aware of the activities taking place in the large field.
“My clients were not aware of any dealings where money exchanged hands for whatever reason,” Kaingi said.
This is true despite the fact that it has come to light that the shareholders no longer have authority over the property after the company was placed under receivership for failing to pay a lawyer Sh15 million.
In order to represent the company’s stockholders, Kaingi testified before the Senate’s Adhoc Committee looking into the Shakahola killings.
Kaingi claimed that after reporting the invasion to the Lango Mbaya Police Station, the directors did not receive assistance in evicting the squatters from the property.
The corporation bought the 100-acre property, but then sold 50,000 of those acres to the government.
The enormous woodland acreage reportedly belongs to Makenzie in an amount of roughly 800 acres.
Kaingi, however, asserted that Makenzie might have fallen prey to an illegitimate transaction by squatters and other brokers.
However, the 50-share firm is currently in receivership after neglecting to reimburse a lawyer for legal services in the amount of Sh15 million.