This archive report was first published on 18 October 2019.
On October 18, 2019, a High Court judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the eviction of 400 Mavoko residents in a land dispute.
The residents, registered as Native Winners, claim they legally bought the land from the defendant's husband, Njoroge Wainaina, who is now deceased.
According to their lawyer, Thomas Kabaka, the residents are living in fear of being harmed or killed after hired goons, protected by armed police officers, attempted to evict them from their homes.
Justice Oscar Angote extended an injunction issued in March against Mary Runguru, the defendant, restraining her or her agents from trespassing or damaging any structure on the disputed property until the case is heard and determined.
A ruling will be delivered on February 14, 2020.
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