The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, led by its Chief Executive Officer Abdi A. Mohamud, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, visited Karura Forest to provide an update to the media and public on the recovery of a 17-acre parcel of land that has been under dispute since 2007.
The delegation was received by the Deputy Chief Conservator of Forests, Beatrice Mbula, alongside other senior officials from the Kenya Forest Service.
The prime land measuring 7.11 hectares, LR Nairobi Block 91/386, is valued at Kshs 2.8 billion by current market rates.
Fraudulent brokers grabbed the land in 1997 from the Kenya Forest Service and the Kenya Technical Trainers College (KTTC), and later sold the land to different investors, who moved to court in 2007 upon realising the land was government property.
Following the recent court ruling, EACC has officially recovered the land, with 16 acres reverting to the Kenya Forest Service, and the remaining approximately one acre reverts to KTTC.
The recovery marks a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts by EACC to reclaim public assets lost through illegal acquisition.
The Kenya Forest Service commended the commission’s commitment to protecting public resources, emphasising that the move sends a strong message to individuals attempting to encroach on forest land.
Senior officers, including the Manager of Forest Survey and Information Management, Evans Kegode, and the Deputy Commandant, Wilson Leboo, were also in attendance during the visit.
