Kenya Railways suffers blow in bid to recover prime property

Youths at a house in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, where Kenya Railways is seeking to evict former MP Hassan Aden Osman, April 5, 2023. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The government has suffered a major setback after the High Court declined to dismiss a lawsuit by former MP Hassan Aden Osman's nephew seeking compensation over illegal detention and eviction from his uncle's property in Kileleshwa, Nairobi.

Justice Lawrence Mugambi rejected a plea by Kenya Railways Corporation Managing Director Philip Mainga, Attorney General Justin Muturi, and Inspector General of Police and DPP to have the petition by Aden's kin Adan Issak Hassan thrown out.