The Nairobi County Revenue Department on Wednesday, May 14, clamped down on the Grand Lodge of East Africa's Freemasons' Hall over alleged land rate arrears as the crackdown on defaulters intensified.
Health CEC Suzanne Silantoi led the operation, which was part of a wider move by the county government targeting rate defaulters.
According to the revenue department, the Freemasons Hall on Nyerere Road had land rates debt amounting to Ksh19 million.
While addressing the press on Wednesday, May 14, the County Revenue Department, led by Chief Officer Office of the Governor Priscilla Mahinda and Chief Officer for Housing Lydia Mathia, insisted that due process was followed in the closure of the hall.
