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Court throws out Jogoo Road residents' suit to stop eviction

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A view of Nairobi's Mbotela Estate. [File, Standard]

Residents of Jogoo Road Phase Two Estate have lost their bid to challenge an eviction order from the government that seeks to demolish the estate and build affordable housing units.

Environment and Land Court Judge Oguttu Mboya ruled that the residents, who are civil servants, failed to prove that they have proprietary rights to the government quarters off Jogoo Road.

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