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Ownership wrangles surrounding Nairobi’s Senteu Plaza have taken a fresh twist after a firm moved to court seeking billions in compensation for alleged unlawful eviction.
This is despite a Environment and Land Court Judgement affirming that SBS Dunhill Group (EA) Limited, a company linked to businessman Chris Obure, had no legal right to continue occupying the building.
On December 11, 2025, Justice Charles Mbogo dismissed the ownership claims of SBS Dunhill Group (EA) Limited to have bought the property stating that indeed the firm before its eviction from the suit property was in rent arrears.
The court also held that no binding agreement for sale had been proven between SBS Dunhill and the property’s owners, Indian businessman Ajeetkumar Shah and others, and that the Firm board resolution, which it claimed gave it a legitimate expectation to purchase Senteu Plaza was not binding on the landlords.
