Billionaire Accuses Transnational Bank Of Unfairness For Attaching His Sh500M Property Over A Sh46M Loan

The companies say that on or about August, they learnt of an alleged notice in respect of a charge over the land as a guarantor in favour of DL Koisagat Ltd as borrower.

The notice, they claim, was not served on them.

According to the notice, a sale was to take place 40 days from the service to recover the disputed amount of money inclusive of interest and penalties.

The firms argue that they’ve already paid 2/3 of the loan according to the records in February and March they demonstrated to having paid Sh20.9M of the Sh46M and defended themselves over the default citing the shortcomings of the Covid pandemic that has slowed down business.

Langat argues that he has unsuccessfully tried negotiate restructuring of the loan repayment in the light to the pandemic, cries which they say fell on deaf ears.

The two firms claim that the bank had threatened to forward the claimed debt to a CRB, plans they termed malicious and would tarnish their names and prevent them from obtaining credit facilities for seven years.

Langat’s brand new Eurocopter EC 135 helicopter he recently bought.

Langat a reclusive billionaire is known for having sponsored a number of Rift Valley politicians and was amongst top jubilee financiers in 2013 elections.

David Langat is a known businessman with interests in Ideal Real Estate Company, The Nyali Centre, DL Furniture Company, the Sunrise Hotel, DL Food and Beverages Company, Koisagat Tea Estate, Mufindi Tea and Coffee Limited, Rift Valley Tea Solutions Limited and Kibena Tea Limited. He acquired the latter 3 from Rift Valley Corporation as a whopping Ksh 6 billion in 2018.

Famously known as DL, David Langat started his journey in business in Mombasa in the 1980s through investments in poultry businesses. He is one of the deep pocketed individuals known to rally strongly behind the quest for Deputy President William Ruto to succeed President Uhuru Kenyatta as the country’s fifth leader.

Transnational Bank is linked to the late President Moi’s Family.