Petitioners had argued that allocating the parcel to the Kibra Nubian Community Land Trust discriminated against other communities who had occupied the land for decades.
By
Joseph Wangui
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
The Nubian community has won an ownership fight for a prime 288-acre parcel of land in Nairobi’s Kibera, ending a dispute rooted in the colonial-era settlement of Sudanese and Nubian soldiers in the area by the British government, which had enrolled them in its armed forces to pacify the region.
Coalition cites violations of environmental, wildlife and constitutional laws, and the unlawful conversion of protected park land.
They had claimed that the subdivision of their father's land had been done without their knowledge or consent.
The court warned that the NLC chairman and chief executive could face contempt proceedings if the commission fails to comply with…
The Kirima family has accused land cartels and goons of obstructing efforts to regularise a disputed 1,000-acre Nairobi parcel…
The government has stopped the subdivision of a 955-acre farm that is subject of a dispute among three parties, including a…
The court noted there was no satisfactory evidence that a site notice had been erected to notify neighbouring residents of the…
