Goons, demolitions and disputed titles in Sh10bn Kanyotu land war
Competing claims for the Two Rivers Crescent Estate land turn violent.
The ongoing land dispute over a Sh10 billion property in Ruiru, Kenya, has escalated into violence and threats against residents. Daniel Muikia, one of the original buyers, claims that goons were sent to damage his property and force him out of his plot in 2023. Willy Kihara, a man claiming to be a son of the late James Kanyotu, is also involved in the succession war, asserting that he was gifted land equivalent to 32 plots in the estate by Kanyotu in 2007.
Kihara successfully changed his name to Willy Kihara Njoki Kanyotu after applying for a Gazette Notice in 2019. Despite reporting the assaults to Ruiru Police Station, no action has been taken against the assailants. The conflict has involved multiple parties, including the late Kanyotu's widow Jane Gathoni Kanyotu and her sons, as well as Willy Kihara and Margaret Nyakinyua Murigu, who also claim to be a widow.
The Senate Land and Environment committee has summoned Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome, alleging she is a person of interest in the dispute.
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