Nairobi County Government has reclaimed 18 acres of prime public land at the Junction of Kiambu Road and the northern bypass from land grabbers.
According to Acting County Secretary Patrick Analo, the action was taken by City Hall enforcers with the assistance of police against the private developers who had encroached in the parcel.
“The land in question is County Government land for development of public facilities for use by local residents. The prime parcel of land was surrendered & set aside for development of public amenities which includes market, school, hospital, health facility, football pitch and social hall,” he said.
“Private developers had since developed two petrol stations, car bazaars, eateries, beauty shops, pharmacies, and other businesses.”
On her part, Lands Chief Officer Cecilia Koigu stated that a team of officers from the County’s Urban planning department, Security Compliance & armed police were on site today to issue demolition notices against the illegal developments.
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“The County will move forward to demolish all illegal developments upon expiry of this enforcement notice issued in accordance to the physical and Land Use Planning Act (PLUPA 2019) and the building code,” she said.
With assistance from the National Lands Commission, Governor Sakaja Johnson has already assembled a task force of county officials tasked with locating and reclaiming all public land in the city, including Karen, Kasarani, Tassa, Mwiki, Roysambu, Kilimani, Runda, and any other impacted areas.
