Published on January 12, 2026 by Kariuki Mwangi
Last Updated on 3 weeks by Kariuki Mwangi
The national spotlight recently turned to Fedha Estate following a compelling news feature on KTN News, the true depth of the crisis remains largely untold. The flooding paralyzing this community is not merely an act of nature; it is the catastrophic result of unchecked illegal encroachment and a chilling silence from City Hall. For months, the Fedha Estate Resident Association has been on a relentless crusade to save their homes. Led by the unwavering Chairman Martin Kinoti and the dedicated Secretary Paul Kibicho, the leadership has worked tirelessly, sacrificing sleep and personal resources to document a disaster that everyone saw coming. Their office is filled with a mountain of evidence—a paper trail of formal petitions, urgent letters, and technical reports delivered to the Nairobi County Government and various national agencies. Yet, as the heavy rains begin to pound the city, these warnings remain ignored, leaving thousands of law-abiding citizens at the mercy of rising waters.
The root of the nightmare is a blatant violation of urban planning: powerful “surrounding neighbors” and rogue developers have brazenly constructed permanent structures directly atop vital storm-water drainage corridors and road reserves. These illegal buildings act as a “Great Wall of Negligence,” creating a man-made dam that physically prevents water from escaping the estate to reach its natural destination, the Ngong River. Because of these obstructions, Fedha Estate has been transformed into a concrete basin where water stagnates, destroying property, devaluing investments, and posing a severe health risk to children and the elderly. Chairman Kinoti and Secretary Kibicho have physically mapped these blockages, proving that the solution is not a mystery—it is a matter of enforcement. The community is no longer asking for “studies” or “assessments”; they are demanding the rule of law.
The residents of Fedha Estate are now issuing a direct, high-stakes appeal to Governor Johnson Sakaja. The “City of Order” cannot exist if illegal developers are allowed to strangle entire neighborhoods with impunity. The leadership and the people of Fedha Estate are calling on the Governor to personally take charge of this crisis. We demand the immediate deployment of the County’s enforcement teams and heavy machinery to reclaim the public drainage corridors and riparian reserves. Every day these illegal walls stand is a day that Martin Kinoti and Paul Kibicho’s warnings are validated by the suffering of their people. Governor Sakaja, the excavators must move now—before the next downpour turns this man-made bottleneck into a full-scale humanitarian tragedy. The people of Fedha Estate have done their part by following the law; it is now time for the County Government to do its part by enforcing it.
