JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
The genesis of the entire saga that has ended up in this appeal before us is pieces of land which originally belonged to various respondents herein, on the basis of various claims and which, in order to enable South Nyanza Sugar Company expand its nuclear scheme were acquired by the Government under the Land Acquisition Act No. 47 of 1968 pursuant to Gazette Notice No. 2996. The same Gazette Notice made specific the purpose for which the same pieces were acquired. It stated:-
“Gazette Notice No. 2996
The Land Acquisition Act 1968 No. 47 of 1968.
Notice of intention to acquire land. In pursuance of Section 6
(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1968, I hereby give notice
that the Government intends to acquire the following land for
the South Nyanza Sugar Scheme in South Nyanza District.”
The same Gazette Notice set out the registered owners of each of the same pieces of land, the area or sizes of the various parcels that were to be acquired. Almost all the people affected wer…