Court orders return of school playground land to three learning institutions
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 – The Environment and Land Court in Thika has ordered the return of public land set aside as a playground for three primary schools in Kiambu…
In a ruling delivered on October 5, 2026, the Environment and Land Court in Thika, Kenya, ordered the return of public land previously designated as a playground for three primary schools in Kiambu County. The court declared the transfer of the land to a private institution, the Presbyterian Foundation, illegal. The land in question was originally set aside for Kanyaiha, Lusigetti, and Njumbi primary schools in Kikuyu.
The Law Society of Kenya and the schools' boards of management contested the transfer, contending that granting the land to a private institution infringed upon the rights of the students. As a result, the court ordered the land to be re-registered as public property belonging to the three schools and prohibited the foundation from engaging with the land.
The decision came after a constitutional petition was filed by the Law Society of Kenya and three additional parties against the foundation, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, and other relevant entities.
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