Deputy President William Ruto has admitted that the land on which Weston Hotel sits was illegally acquired by the original owner.
He said he purchased the 0.773 ha plot legally as an "innocent purchaser".
During a recent interview, Ruto said it is unfortunate that the saga surrounding the acquisition of the land has been amplified to "imply that the hotel occupies half of Nairobi".
"For the record, the National Land Commission has made a finding that Weston was an innocent purchaser for value from somebody who got it illegally and reparations have been made constitutionally to restore the land to Kenya Civil Aviation Authority. Those who sold the land to us must pay," he said.
Last month the commission said it had established that the DP’s Weston Hotel is built on public land belonging to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.
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