There are numerous unconfirmed reports that the Bomas of Kenya, one of Kenya’s iconic places that is full of our national heritage, tradition, and history, has been sold to a Turkish investor. The reports have so far gained momentum, forcing the Government to respond, brushing them off as rumors.
In Kenya, when the government comes out to dispute a rumor, it automatically becomes 99 percent true and the fact that they came out to dispute reports that the Bomas of Kenya has been sold, it makes the allegations true. Why? We are dealing with the Kenyan government here.
The selling of the Bomas of Kenya has been confirmed by the former Deputy President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua. Rigathi, who has been on a mission to “tell the truth and spill the beans,” says that the proposal to sell the historical place was brought before the Cabinet when he was still Deputy President.
Rigathi has also confirmed that indeed, the Bomas of Kenya has been sold to a Turkish investor who is planning to set up a 5-star hotel. There are reports of activities at the Bomas with the majority of the area having been fenced off, further confirming the “rumors.”
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Moving the staff
To further confirm these rumors that the Bomas of Kenya has been sold, the State Department for Culture, Arts and Heritage was dealt a blow after the National Assembly Committee on Sports and Culture rejected a request for 150 million shillings to relocate staff at Bomas of Kenya.
The department had sought the funds to facilitate the temporary movement of employees to allow for the planned facelift of the facility. The committee, chaired by Webuye West MP Dan Wanyama, dismissed the request as unnecessary and a potential avenue for misuse of public funds.
Principal Secretary Ummi Bashir, who was presenting the 2025 Budget Policy Statement, explained that the reconstruction of Bomas of Kenya was being funded by a donor, and staff relocation was necessary to facilitate the project. All indication right now point to the fact that the Bomas of Kenya has been sold.
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