Murkomen Orders Police to Remove Illegal Occupants From Ruiru Estates
Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered police to remove illegal occupants from Two Rivers Crescent and Imani Estates in Ruiru. The directive follows a violent land ownership dispute involving property formerly linked to the late intelligence chief James Kanyotu.
Why it matters
The intervention highlights ongoing issues with land rights, security, and the rule of law in Kenya's rapidly developing real estate sector.
He made the announcements in Mukuyu, Ruiru, after meeting representatives of Two Rivers Crescent and Imani Estates
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The trouble in Two Rivers Crescent and Imani Estates centres on a multibillion-shilling land ownership dispute involving property formerly associated with the late James Kanyotu, Kenya’s former intelligence chief.
The dispute has escalated into allegations of armed intimidation, assaults, destruction of property, illegal occupation and attempted evictions, leaving homeowners worried about their safety.
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