Construction of a Sh445 million modern law courts in Mombasa funded by the World Bank is set to start.
The project stalled six years ago after the plot was grabbed by a Mombasa businessman, resulting in a protracted dispute.
The National Lands Commission (NLC) and the Ministry of Lands have since returned the 1.477-hectare plot to the Judiciary.
On Monday, Mombasa Chief Magistrate Evans Makori told a gathering of lawyers, civil society and members of the public, during launch of this year’s Law Society of Kenya legal Awareness Week, that work has started and the building will be ready within 18 months.

The project stalled six years ago after the plot was grabbed by a Mombasa businessman, resulting in a protracted dispute.
The National Lands Commission (NLC) and the Ministry of Lands have since returned the 1.477-hectare plot to the Judiciary.
On Monday, Mombasa Chief Magistrate Evans Makori told a gathering of lawyers, civil society and members of the public, during launch of this year’s Law Society of Kenya legal Awareness Week, that work has started and the building will be ready within 18 months.
