{"id":139863,"date":"2026-05-05T04:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-opens-probe-into-ruai-land-dispute-orders-construction-halt\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T04:03:27","slug":"dci-opens-probe-into-ruai-land-dispute-orders-construction-halt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-opens-probe-into-ruai-land-dispute-orders-construction-halt\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI Opens Probe into Ruai Land Dispute, Orders Construction Halt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 \u2014 The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a probe into a disputed parcel of land in Ruai, Nairobi, following a complaint and a viral social media video alleging unlawful occupation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the DCI said the complainant, Catherine Wanderi, first reported the matter at DCI Ruai on April 24, 2026, claiming that an unidentified individual had begun construction on her land.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives visited the site on April 28 and advised her to record a formal statement and submit supporting documentation. Although she initially presented herself at the station, she left before completing the process.<\/p>\n<p>The matter later gained public attention after a video circulated online alleging that the land had been illegally taken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigation into the matter is ongoing, and the individual linked to the construction, identified as Abdilatif Abdikadir, was summoned and recorded a statement on May 2, 2026,\u201d DCI said.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said the Abdikadir presented documents, including a lease certificate, and said he acquired the property in 2017 through a formal transaction facilitated by Embakasi Ranching Company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has since been directed to halt all construction activities pending the conclusion of investigations,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>The DCI added that Wanderi returned to the station on May 4, where she recorded her statement and submitted supporting documents, including a share certificate from Embakasi Ranching Company.<\/p>\n<p>An inquiry file has since been opened to determine the rightful ownership of the land, with authorities assuring both parties of a fair, impartial, and thorough investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also urged the public to refrain from drawing conclusions based on unverified online content as investigations continue.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 \u2014 The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has launched a probe into a disputed parcel of land in Ruai, Nairobi, following a complaint and a viral social media video alleging unlawful occupation. In a statement, the DCI said the complainant, Catherine Wanderi, first reported the matter at DCI Ruai on April [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}