The High Court in Kiambu has issued orders stopping construction of a disputed affordable housing project in Githunguri, deepening a growing standoff between the government and Agikuyu elders over land ownership and cultural claims. In a decision delivered by Justice Bahati Mwamuye, the court instructed the contractor involved in the project to immediately cease all
The Environment and Land Court in Thika has temporarily suspended construction on a 58-acre Githunguri affordable housing site, following a petition by cultural elders and heritage groups. The court action responds to claims that the land, known as Githunguri Kia Wairera, serves as a sacred ancestral shrine and a historical Mau Mau site. The suspension