Protests Erupt In Nairobi Estate As Residents Up In Arms Against Police Station Land Grabbing
Mihang’o villagers in the Embakasi East Constituency protested what they described as a coordinated takeover of public land designated for the construction of a court, a chief’s camp, and a police station.
The villagers, who staged a peaceful protest on Sunday, accused an unnamed Nairobi tycoon of attempting to seize public land designated for security agencies.
The irate residents marched to the land’s location and asked that the National Lands Commission (NLM) intervene and halt the looming land grab by an unidentified billionaire who had launched the process.
In their petition, they asked the NLM, the body that manages public land, to act quickly to prevent the tycoon from grabbing their public land in Mihang’o.
They also stated that they had been forced to deal with persons sent by the tycoon to plant beacons throughout the night, raising concerns about his motives.
Mihang'o residents demonstrate to oppose plot to grab 11 acres of public land by private developer pic.twitter.com/XLTdIgxlME
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“This place is allocated to house the chief’s camp and our police. But there is a developer from nowhere who we even do not know has shown intent to grab our land,” one resident said.
They expressed concern that if the lands commission does not interfere, the area’s instability will worsen because the mysterious tycoon has been accessing the land and conducting activities.
“It is purely up to us to organise ourselves. We are going as a community to protect that land and any other public land that is within the Mihang’o location,” another vowed.
They insisted on continuing to battle for their public utilities.
Public land is designated for use by government bodies to assist the community, and any unauthorized access by others may constitute an attempt to seize public land, they stated.
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“We will not allow the land that we have set aside as residents of Mihang’o for anyone to come and grab our land,” added another one.
In Kenya, public land is managed by the National Land Policy and several legislation such as the Land Act (2012) and the Kenyan Constitution (2010), which require the government to hold public land in trust for the people.
It comes just five months after the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) initiated a probe into allegations of illegal procurement of a 5.12-acre plot of land in Karen belonging to the Nairobi City County administration.
In the incident, private developers are said to have seized the site and are now seeking Ksh1.28 billion in compensation from City Hall.
Protests Erupt In Nairobi Estate As Residents Up In Arms Against Police Station Land Grabbing
