No place to call home: Pangani residents lose bid against demolitions

By Dzuya Walter,

A bid by Pangani residents to stop demolitions hit a snag after a Nairobi court declined to stop the exercise. The case was dismissed for lack of p...

Pangani Affordable Housing Project

Families exhume their dead buried on SGR route

By Zipporah Kariuki,

Residents of Mirisho in Kajiado County woke up to a difficult task of exhuming their loved ones who are buried along the marked out Standard Gauge Rai...

exhume , Kajiado County , NLC , SGR

Houses demolished in Mlolongo following court ruling over controversial land

By Muia Joseph,

Property worth millions was destroyed as several houses were Sunday evening demolished at the Orbit area in Mlolongo, Machakos County. According to...

demolitions , machakos county , mlolongo

Big win as court nullifies title in disputed Buruburu church land

By Dzuya Walter,

It was a big win for the Trustee of Glad Tidings Church in Buruburu after a Nairobi court nullified the title deed of the disputed land. In her rul...

Nairobi MCAs summoned over role in alleged ‘Sonko Defence Forces’ militia

By Karanja Morgan,

The National Police Service has sought assistance investigating the alleged existence of a militia that may have links with Nairobi Governor Mike Sonk...

MCA's under investigations , Nairobi , Police

Nkoroi demolitions: Gov’t to begin multi-billion shilling compensation

By Elphas Lagat,

The National Land Commission (NLC) says compensation for residents in Nkoroi, Ongata Rongai whose houses were demolished last weekend to pave way for ...

Nkoroi , SGR

Sonko demolishes CBD business complex after clash with owner

By Charity Wanja,

Nairobi County Government officials on Monday morning demolished a business complex set up at the spot that housed Simmers Restaurant along Kenyatta A...

demolitions , Governor Mike Sonko , Nairobi CBD , Simmers

Chaos rock Buruburu church, Sonko’s convoy stoned

By Ruth Njuguna,

Chaos erupted on Saturday at the City Church in Nairobi's Buruburu Phase 4 Estate, following a tussle over the parcel of land that also houses a schoo...

Buruburu , City Church , Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko

Court declines to grant orders stopping Kayole demolitions

By Agnes Oloo,

Owners of buildings in Kayole, Nairobi whose demolitions were halted in December following intervention by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko were dealt a ma...

Justice Bernard Eboso , Kayole demolitions , Nairobi , Nairobi businessman Mike Maina

20 ‘homeless’ families sue Nairobi tycoon over Kayole demolitions

By Dzuya Walter,

Twenty families whose houses were demolished last month in Kayole have moved to court seeking compensation from Nairobi businessman Mike Maina under h...

Businessman Mike Maina , Kayole demolitions , Muthithi Investment Limited

Sonko flattens Marble Arch hotel parking, marks another section for demolition

By Wangui Ngechu,

Nairobi County government has earmarked a section of Marble Arch hotel located in Nairobi's River road area for demolition. In a notice dated Decem...

Marble Arch hotel , Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko

Relief for Kenyans as Gov’t suspends all demolitions

By Citizen Reporter,

The Government has suspended all demolitions that were to take place across the country. A statement from the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua ...

Grand Manor Hotel , Nairobi demolitions , Seefar apartments , South End mall demolished , Taj Mall , UKAY Centre , visa oshwal centre

Sonko halts Nairobi demolitions after talks with Uhuru

By Citizen Reporter,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has issued executive orders stopping demolition of all buildings including those built on disputed parcels of land. Son...

Nairobi demolitions , Sonko

Embakasi Central MP Gathiru arrested as estate demolition turns ugly

By Charity Wanja,

Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru aka Mejja Donk has been arrested. He was seized on Tuesday morning moments after he arrived at Nyama Villa est...

benjamin gathiru , nairobi demolition , nyama villa demolition

Sonko now says Ngong Road demolitions are illegal

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has termed demolitions on Ngong Road as illegal. According to him, no directive to have the structures brought do...

Governor Mike Sonko , Nairobi demolitions , Ngong Road demolition

Mombasa residents write to DPP over ‘illegal’ demolitions

By Patrick Kanga,

More than 50 people whose houses were demolished in Utange area, Mombasa county have written to the office of Director of Public Prosecution seeking j...

demolitions

CS Amina appears before MPs, outlines security measures for exams

By Makori Ongechi,

Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has assured the nation that her ministry is well prepared to manage the forthcoming national examinations. ...

Education CS Amina Mohamed , kcpe , KCSE , Parliamentary Committe

Stop Narok killings, church and teachers union plead

By Citizen Team,

The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) and the national teachers union have urged the government to find a quick solution to the Narok killings. Five ...

narok

One dead, 2 injured in fresh Narok attacks

By Stephen Letoo,

A 13-year-old boy was on Sunday night killed and two other people left nursing serious injuries in fresh attacks at Narok’s Mau border-line. The ...

Bomet County. , longisa Hospital , Narok attacks

One dead, 7 injured after traders clash in Narok following market demolitions

By Citizen Team,

One person was killed and seven others, among them a police officer, injured after Uhuru and Muthurwa market traders clashed in Narok town. The cla...

demolitions , Muthurwa Market , Narok county government , Narok town. , Traders clash , Uhuru Market