The owner of today’s Airgate Mall, alias Taj Mall has been given upto 30th of August to bring down his own property.
The tenants have also been issued with a notice indicating that they should pave way for the demolition squad by 30th August of 2018.
“Notice is hereby given to the owner/developer of the illegal development namely Airgate Mall, formerly known as Taj Mall situated at the North Airport road at the junction of Outer Ring Road. The owners/developers are asked to remove this illegal development before 30th august 2018,” said a notice from chairman of the multi-sectorial Committee on Unsafe Structures.
The chairman,Mr Moses Nyakiongora, also noted that the shopping mall encroached on the road reserve and wayleave, hindering the continuance of construction of the Outer Ring Road.
The building which was supposed to have gone down by 2016 was saved by the then National Land Commission chairman Mohammed Swazuri who explained that the structure did not sit on the land needed for the expansion of the Outer Ring Road
