Italian is the true owner of Kirima land, court told

The ownership saga of the over 1,000 acres of land in Njiru has deepened further with over 500 new claimants accusing the Kirima family of irregularly acquiring the property.

A fresh suit filed by the chairperson of Runway View Residents Association Mihango George Ouma Olola on behalf of over 500 members seeks the courts intervention to suspend the December 31, 2023 demolition order by a superior court judge Samson Okon’go.

On October 23, Justice Okong’o vested the land in dispute to the estate of the late billionaire Gerishon Kirima (pictured). The judge ordered all illegal occupants in the parcel of land to vacate the property failure to which the beneficiaries of the Kirima estate would forcibly evict them.

Fresh case

Aggrieved by the judge’s decision, the 500 members of Runway association have lodged a new suit under certificate of urgency saying that Kirima is not the owner of the land in dispute.

According to the evidence filed in court by the association, the land belongs to the estate of one Demico De Masi (now deceased), a former Italian settler, being administered by his son Bernado Vicezo De Masi.

“The applicants are seeking to have Masi enjoined in the fresh case to shed light on the true ownership of the multi-billion parcel of land,” Olalo states in his supporting affidavit.

The chairperson claims that he and the association members are in shock by the decision of the court as they have been residing on the parcel of land for over 40 years.