Nairobi Court Extends Order Barring Robert Alai from Accessing Contested Runda Property
- Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai will remain barred from the contested Runda land
- A Nairobi Environment and Land Court on Monday, June 30, extended an earlier order that stopped him from taking over the land
- The MCA is embroiled in a legal tussle with Cancer Investments Ltd over the ownership of the prime land
Nairobi: The Environment and Land Court has extended orders stopping Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai from taking over, dealing in, or remaining on a contested piece of land in the upmarket Runda Estate.
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The order remains in force pending the hearing of a case filed by an investment firm against Alai.
Did Cancer Invetiments sponsor hashtag against Alai?
Justice Mohammed Kullow, on Monday, June 30, extended the interim orders. This occurred during a court session in which lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui, representing Cancer Investments Ltd, the registered owner of the property, denied claims that he and his client had been litigating the dispute on social media
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Alai's lawyer, Edward Oonge, had protested that the issue was spread on social media to his client’s detriment.
"Over the course of the weekend, my senior colleague and his client appeared in media, both social and mainstream, significantly discussing my client, Robert Alai, and this case, specifically, my lord, referring to my client," Oonge claimed.
However, lawyer Kinyanjui refuted the claims that his client had sponsored a hashtag on X (formerly Twitter) just days before the court session.
"I am not on any social media platform. I am not on Facebook. I am not on Twitter. I am not on TikTok. I would like that to go on record. I am not on Instagram. I am not on any other social media," the lawyer stated.
"If my learned friend has any hashtag or handle identifiable with me on social media, let him produce it by way of affidavit. I want to emphasise that I did not sponsor any hashtag or social media contribution,” he insisted.
According to court filings, Alai and his group allegedly broke the property’s gate, assaulted the plaintiff company's director, Mukhtar Parkar, and demolished a concrete gate pillar to gain entry.
Kinyanjui told the court that Parkar sustained injuries during the incident and reported the matter at Runda Police Station in an incident that reportedly happened on March 31, 2025.
When did Cancer Investments buy contested Runda land?
He further said his client, Cancer Investments Ltd, as the registered proprietor, purchased the property from Transnational Bank of Kenya on January 13, 1992, and has remained in uninterrupted possession since.
The said property is located next to the German School.
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The company emphasised that it has never entered into any transaction involving the property with Alai or any other party.
The matter is scheduled for hearing on September 24 this year.
Alai responds to Danstan Omari's KSh 100m demand
Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that Alai had dismissed lawyer Danstan Omari's demand of KSh 100 million for his alleged defamation.
The MCA termed the demand exaggerated and theatrical.
According to Alai, lawyer Omari had no moral ground to demand such an amount as compensation for being defamed.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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