Published on April 19, 2024 by Kenya Online News
Last Updated on 2 years by Kenya Online News
The members of Yasego Sacco Society are in distress over an ownership dispute concerning a 54-acre parcel of land, located along the Northern bypass between Windsor Hotel and Thome Estate. Allegations have surfaced implicating the Majority Leader in the National Assembly, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichungw’a, in a scheme to defraud the society of its prime property.
Yasego Sacco members have pointed fingers at Ichungw’a, claiming that he has been compromised with a sum of Ksh 2 million to elevate the matter from the courtroom to the parliamentary floor. The society alleges that Ichungw’a is colluding with two private firms, Meron Ltd and Langton Investment Ltd, who have purportedly obtained fraudulent title deeds to the land, falsely asserting ownership.
Representatives of Yasego Society, including Stephen Otieno Ouma, Joyce Nyakero, and George Kimutai, assert that the land rightfully belongs to their members. They explain that the founding members were formerly casual workers on the estate, initially owned by Julie Kohlengberg under the name KOHLENBERG FOUNDATION. Upon Kohlengberg’s departure from Kenya, he transferred the title deed to his workers in gratitude for their dedicated service. Subsequently, the members formed a Sacco and obtained legal ownership of the land, peacefully occupying it for over three decades.
Stephen Otieno Ouma, the chairman of Yasego Society, reveals that Meron Limited and Langton Investment Limited approached the society under false pretenses of assisting in land development. Unbeknownst to the members, these companies fraudulently acquired fake title deeds for the property. Meanwhile, the ownership dispute remains active in Milimani Law Court under case number ELC case number E10 of 2024.
Yasego Sacco Society is now demanding justice against MP Kimani Ichungw’a and the alleged land grabbers who have unjustly laid claim to their land. The society calls for a thorough investigation into these claims and urges swift legal action to rectify the situation and restore their rightful ownership.
