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The fate of hundreds of homeowners at the Buxton Point affordable housing project in Mombasa hangs in the balance following a dispute between the Mombasa County Government and the developer over alleged breaches of contractual agreements.
Earlier this week, the county government announced that it had halted ongoing construction works. An attempt by county officials, led by Lands, Urban Planning and Housing County Executive Committee Member Mohamed Hussein, to access the site on Wednesday was met with hostility from construction workers.
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Political undertones have since emerged, with critics of the county questioning why the dispute is surfacing less than a year before the 2027 General Election. GulfCap, the company behind the development, is headed by East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Suleiman Shahbal, who is among the aspirants seeking to unseat Governor Abdulswamad Nassir in August next year.
“Those who want to look at this matter politically can do so.
