Sonko intervenes to stop alleged fraudulent eviction in Nairobi estate

It was a reprieve for an Asian family in Highridge Parklands Estate after former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko intervened to halt their eviction.

The incident, shared in a video that went viral, shows Sonko arriving after the family was reportedly targeted by a land cartel attempting to sell the property using forged documents.

According to Sonko, the eviction was orchestrated by land grabbers who allegedly colluded with a relative of the family to fraudulently sell the property.

“We had brought this nonsense of illegal eviction, land grabbing, and demolition of properties in Nairobi to an end, but now it seems land grabbers are back in a very big way,” noted Sonko.

The family, who have lived in the home for years and possess valid ownership documents, were facing eviction after the property was reportedly sold through fraudulent means.

Sonko responded to an urgent distress call and took immediate action to protect the family.

“I wish to formally notify the land cartels operating in Nairobi that their time is running out,” he said, vowing to dismantle the fraud network by all legal means.

He called on government officials, including Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin, Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome and Principal Secretary Nixon Korir, to intervene and protect property owners, regardless of their social status.

Sonko also urged the judiciary to adopt stricter processes for reviewing land disputes, ensuring only authentic documents are used in court.

“I call upon the judiciary to implement a more stringent process for reviewing land and property cases,” he added.