Court allows Cedars Restaurant developer to pursue trespass case against Karen residents
Residents are accused of threatening staff and interfering with the property.
The entrance to Cedars Restaurant in Kilimani, Nairobi on January 3, 2026.
A court has allowed a developer planning to establish a family restaurant in Karen to pursue a case accusing residents and their association of trespassing, harassment and interfering with his property.
Environment and Land Court Judge Oscar Angote sitting in Nairobi dismissed an application by Forest Lane Residents Limited and Karen and Langata District Association (KLDA) chairman Samora Sikalieh seeking to have the case filed by Cedars Restaurant against them thrown out.
Tuju and Dari Limited had challenged the sale of the prime Nairobi property to Ultra Eureka Limited.
Residents complained that unchecked drilling had led to aquifer depletion, declining water tables and well interference.
The administrator, who was suspended and later recalled, maintained she had no authority to release members' private data.
Two days after Makueni MP Dan Maanzo was attacked by a gang of robbers at his home at Karen Hardy, a contingent of investigators from the CID stormed Lindi area in Kibera.
This has heightened national concern over the safety of security officers.
Starting with just Sh9,750, the enterprise has grown into a 1,000-capacity facility.
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