Njiru Locals Demand DCI Probe into Kirima Family’s Land Documents
The Njiru Land residents have requested that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations examine the court documents that the Kirima family has submitted.
Residents also requested that the DCI investigate the documents submitted by the family of the deceased Italian Dominico De Masi, the putative original owner of the property, via Attorney Danstan Omari.
They request that the Directorate determine which documents are authentic.
They conveyed optimism regarding the investigators’ determination of the legality of the De Masi documents.
“We have written a letter to the Director of Criminal Investigations to investigate the documents the Kirima presented to the judge, to investigate those the Dominico guy has represented to establish which are the lawful, rightful documents of ownership,” Omari said.
Additionally, they have requested that the National Lands Commission investigate the land’s title deed via letter.
This occurs as a result of Environment and Land Court Judge Samson Okong’o’s October 23 ruling, in which he identified former Starehe MP Gerishon Kirima as the property’s legitimate owner.
Additionally, Okang’o issued a directive requiring the occupants to vacate the premises and transfer ownership to the estate of Kirima by December 31st.
Omari submitted a petition on Monday, requesting a temporary halt to the execution of the judgment dated October 23, while the petition is reviewed.
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The respondents in the case are Teresia Wairimu Kirima and Anne Wangari Kirima, while the applicants consist of 299 individuals, including John Otieno Obade, the chairman of the Runaway View Residents Association, and Runaway View Residents Association.
The inhabitants asserted that the current verdict if implemented, would have severe repercussions on them and “would betray the economic progress of Kenyan citizens, who are merely a subset of the shady nation’s population.”
They added that they will be displaced during the rainy season if the order to demolish their dwellings is carried out.
In addition, their claim to the land would cause them irreparable damage should the court fail to stay the execution of the judgment.
The applicants stated that churches, colleges, and hospitals are among the institutions situated on the impacted land.
“The court ought to make orders that deem just in the circumstance and we plead that the demolition of all that is on the property shall not only be prejudicial but is not towards the advancement of substantive justice nor public interest,” the application reads.
The scheduled hearing for the application is November 20, 2023.
Njiru Locals Demand DCI Probe into Kirima Family’s Land Documents
