Puzzle of school land turned into private property

Nelson Ochieng (Left), Chairman of Mukuru Vumilia Group (MVG) with some of the group members, who have been fighting to reclaim the land. (James Wanzala, Standard)

When District Commissioner Silas Maina sub-divided community land into three parcels in 1987, residents of AA in Imara Daima, Nairobi County, were elated.

At the time, only a provincial administration block was on a part of the two hectares. Maina subdivided it so it could accommodate the administration block, Mukuru Community Centre to include a primary school and an orphanage and Bakhita Catholic Church.