City Hall defies court order, evicts Woodley residents over rent arrears

Nairobi County Council lorries parked outside Woodley Estate along Kinangop road, Kibra. County officers were evicting tenants with rent arrears even though there was a court judgment stopping the evictions on May 16, 2025. [Standard Kanyiri Wahito]

The Nairobi County Government on Friday defied a court order stopping evictions of some Woodley Estate residents over rent arrears.

On Friday mid-morning, officers from the Nairobi County Council arrived at Kinangop Road in full force to enforce the eviction notice, only to find most houses empty, as the majority of tenants had vacated.