British Couple Forcibly Evicted from Their Nairobi Home After 33 Years

A British family is stranded and crying for justice after being evicted from their home in the affluent estate of Karen, Nairobi.

Adrianne and his wife Caroline Radcliffe have been embroiled in a protracted dispute with a Nairobi-based lawyer over the ownership of the prime property and they were forcibly removed from the home on Friday.

The couple told Citizen TV that the lawyer helped them to acquire the property on Farmland Lane 33 years ago, but he turned against them in 2010. Auctioneers raided the property on Friday afternoon and evicted the family over rent arrears, but the couple insists they own the home.

Following the raid, the couple says they lost several items to passersby as they did not have time to secure the belongings which were dumped outside the gate.

“They forced their way into their house. They were very rough with me and I have scars to show for it. They told us to secure our belonging but they gave us no time to do this,” Caroline told Citizen TV.

Adrianne said: “A lot of things have been stolen including small items which entered people’s pockets and valuable stuff but also what our neighbors told us is that people have been walking off down the road with other things. There’s a lot of criminality associated with what’s happened here.”

Caroline said the lawyer, who was their friend, turned against them and obtained a court order to kick them out, claiming to be the new owner.

David Kisavuli, one of the auctioneers involved in the eviction exercise, told the media that due process was followed, claiming that the family had not paid rent since 2014.

“The court order was for eviction which was issued by Milimani law courts which was approved by county commander, OCPD, and OCS. The execution of the court order was supervised by Deputy OCS of Karen,”  said Kisavuli.

Lang'ata sub-county police commander Benjamin Mwathi confirmed that his officers supervised the eviction, adding that due process was followed.