A long-running dispute over the Paradise Lost property has been taken to the Environment and Land Court in Kiambu, with rival parties accusing each other of fraud, illegal allocation, and forceful takeover.
The family of the alleged original owner, through Isaack Gichia Mbugua, told the court that the land was lawfully acquired in 1976 from colonial settlers. They maintain that they have remained in uninterrupted possession while carrying out economic activities on the property.
Mbugua, who appeared alongside advocates Danstan Omari and Duncan Okatch, alleged that certain senior government officials and political figures have been linked to attempts to interfere with the land. He claimed that some of the individuals facilitated or protected alleged encroachers.
In a separate but related application, Ndunde Investments Limited moved to the same court under a certificate of urgency seeking injunctive orders.
The company is seeking to restrain what it describes as a fraudulent acquisition and subdivision of the suit property.
According to court pleadings, the firm argues that it legally purchased the land in 2000, obtained the necessary approvals to amalgamate parcels, and later secured a change of user from agricultural to residential for development purposes.
The company further alleges that the respondents orchestrated a scheme involving the creation of parallel titles, unlawful transfers across multiple entities, and eventual registration of the land in favour of Pamat Enterprises Limited.
It told the court that Pamat Enterprises subsequently subdivided the land into 281 plots with the intention of dispossessing the lawful owner.
Ndunde Investments also accused certain land registry officials of being complicit in the alleged fraudulent processing of titles and cases of double allocation.
The court heard that in April 2026, individuals said to be associated with Pamat Enterprises allegedly forcefully entered the land, accompanied by armed persons, in a bid to assert control.
The applicant argued that the actions pose a risk of irreparable loss unless the court intervenes.
The matter is now pending before the Kiambu Environment and Land Court for determination, with parties seeking declaratory orders, injunctive relief, and a ruling on the validity of the competing land titles.
