This archive report was first published on 17 June 2020.
On June 17, 2020, a high court issued a temporary order to prevent Eric Agolla Lugalia from entering and encroaching on a Ksh.250 million land parcel in Karen, belonging to businessman Stuart Gerald Cullinan Herd, a former director at WOW beverages.
The court directed the officer in charge of Karen Police station to ensure maintenance of law and order in the land.
According to documents seen by Citizen Digital, Eric Agolla Lugalia was seen at the property on May 20, claiming it had been given to him by late President Daniel Moi. However, after interrogation, he fled.
Mr. Herd's security informed him that a stranger wanted to access his plot, prompting police to be alerted and find Agolla at the property.
"They took photos of him, his car, and his ID that he produced when police demanded to see it," reads the documents.
Agolla claimed in court documents that the alleged raid and arrests in his property were trespass, illegal, unlawful, and an abuse of legal process.
He alleged that as a result of the trespass, he had suffered inconvenience and unjustified harassment by the National Police Service following Eric's allegations that he owns the property.
