EACC Vows To Go After Ksh1.5 Billion Ruaraka Land Case Officials
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has announced efforts to reclaim Ksh1.5 billion and resume criminal proceedings in the dispute over land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive Inn Primary School.
The development comes after a Court of Appeal decision affirming the Environment and Land Court’s ruling that the compensation granted to two corporations was illegal since the disputed area was public land.
In a statement issued on Monday, July 6, the Commission stated that the verdict corroborated its investigations, which revealed that the area had already been transferred to the government via an approved subdivision scheme and thus constituted public land.
โThe judgment affirms the findings of investigations conducted by the Commission into allegations of irregular compensation relating to the portion of the land measuring 13.5 acres on which the two public schools stand,โ the statement read.
EACC moves to recover KSh1.5 billion in the Ruaraka land scandal and prosecute those behind the controversial payout.
Following the Court of Appeal’s decision upholding that the KSh1.5 billion compensation for land occupied by Ruaraka High School and Drive Inn Primary School wasโฆ pic.twitter.com/KN9CFKjCugโ Nyakundi Report (@NyakundiReport) July 6, 2026
The companies had filed an appeal seeking to overturn the earlier ruling, declare the disputed land private property, and compel the National Land Commission (NLC) to pay an additional Ksh1.769 billion in compensation.
They had already received Ksh1.5 billion in compensation, which the judges ruled was unlawful because the government cannot compulsorily acquire land it already owns, prompting the EACC to begin recovering the funds.
In addition, with the appeal now concluded, EACC said it will resubmit the file to facilitate criminal prosecution of those found culpable.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision declaring that the land occupied by Drive-In Primaryโฆ pic.twitter.com/quyhGPB4M9โ Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (@ODPP_KE) July 4, 2026
The commission confirmed that investigations into the role of public officials and other individuals involved in processing the payment were completed.
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It disclosed that the inquiry file had been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in February 2025, but prosecution was deferred pending the outcome of the appeal.
โFollowing the determination of the appeal, the Commission has resumed action on the matter and will resubmit the inquiry file to the DPP,โ the statement read.
“Those found culpable will be prosecuted in accordance with the law.”
Ruaraka Land Scandal:
EACC says it will start recovery proceedings
Court of Appeal upheld that the land is public land
EACC says it is seeking to recover Ksh 1.5B
EACC says findings on officials involved to be sent to the DPP#CitizenBriefs pic.twitter.com/C1SkTP8TeHโ Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 6, 2026
Further, the commission called on the Ministry of Education and the NLC to process title documents for the land occupied by the two schools to secure it as public property.
The EACC said it had secured the original title deed and placed a caveat over the parcel of land to safeguard public interest after the compensation was paid.
EACC Vows To Go After Ksh1.5 Billion Ruaraka Land Case Officials
