Police want directors of a land company along Kangundo Road, Umoja area, to be charged with fraud.
The recommendation is part of efforts to resolve a long-standing dispute involving landowners and another group that claims 808 acres in Umoja, Kayole, Mowlem, Saika and Sosian estates.
In 2020, police investigating the land dispute recommended that directors of the company in dispute be charged with fraud.
The DCI Buruburu enquiry file forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji said an offence of forgery was established.
In July, residents of Kwa Maji area held demonstrations to protest against demolitions of their houses by a private developer.
They said they were ambushed at midnight without any prior notice of the demolitions.
The detectives said following their probe, there was a high likelihood the group does not exist.
“If it exists, it consists of persons who are after causing mayhem in the disputed area with a view to exploiting and harassing bona fide purchasers of the land and developers,” DCI said.
The letter by A.S. Omuga on behalf of DCI George Kinoti to DPP Noordin Haji indicated police had a crucial letter from the NLC Ref NLC/CF79101 dated January 2019.
It suspended the implementation of a directive to the Chief Land Registrar to revoke other titles.
“So, in essence the titles that the claimants have are valid and the group should not rely on it to evict deserving developers,” the DCI said.
The conflict over the land has been ongoing for years.
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It emerged in January that officials in government were pushing for demolitions of structures on the land.
Questions are being raised as to why the government deployed its own machinery to bring down property worth millions of shillings using the Nairobi Metropolitan Services.
The action was taken despite several pending court cases. Some land owners already have court orders in their favour.
A circular dated April 15 this year from Nairobi county commissioner Flora Mwora directed NMS to implement the demolitions.
It said the land ownership tussle has dragged on.
But following resolution of outstanding issues, a multi-agency committee under the Nairobi regional commissioner was formed to implement agreed recommendations “to enable finalising the matter”.
During a special meeting on January 10 this year, the Regional Security Intelligence Committee and Multi Agency Committee, it was agreed that NMS, National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) led by respective Sub-County Security Intelligence Committees (SCSIC), National Police Service, Ministry of Lands and Planning among others should collaborate and ensure strategies as captured in the matrix below are implemented,” the memo read.
The directive raises more questions given that the government is not claiming the property in dispute.