A Nairobi police commander has raised concerns over the alleged resumption of construction at a disputed Parklands property despite a court order stopping further development.
In an affidavit sworn in October, Gigiri Sub-County Police Commander Robert Kinyua Ndambiri says officers under his command enforced the order on September 3, but construction allegedly resumed about two weeks later.
The dispute concerns Land Reference Number 209/7549, situated along Taza Lane, off City Park Drive in Parklands.
The Environment and Land Court issued the order on August 7, directing that further construction at the property be halted, according to the affidavit.
Ndambiri says officers visited the site and executed the order in the presence of the applicants’ advocates.
The operation was recorded at Parklands Police Station under Occurrence Book Number 27/3/9/2026, with a further entry made under OB Number 53/3/9/2026, the affidavit states.
Ndambiri alleges that the respondents returned to the property about two weeks after the operation, accompanied by two Administration Police officers from Starehe Administration Police Headquarters, and resumed construction.
He says the alleged development was contrary to the court order. Ndambiri adds that the two Administration Police officers were not under his direct command, explaining that the Administration Police Service and the Kenya Police Service operate under separate command structures.
The affidavit names Issa Mohamud as the Regional Police Commander for Nairobi County and William Kipkirui Bett as the Officer Commanding Station at Parklands Police Station.
Ndambiri says his office remains committed to upholding court orders but cannot account for the actions of officers outside his chain of command.
The allegations have not been independently verified, and the affidavit does not include responses from the property owners or the Administration Police officers mentioned.