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.
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Something does not add up…
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Something does not add up. If they lived there for 33 years, what happened before 2014? Were they paying rent before then or not? If they were not paying then, at what point did the house become theirs.
The government does not take these cases serious and these cases will be the reason why the Diaspora folks and any other investors will think twice before taking their money to Kenya. The lawyers, the doctors have everybody in Kenya have become crooks
@Kibogoyo, you are right…
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In reply to Something does not add up… by Kibogoyo (not verified)
@Kibogoyo, you are right something does not add up. How can you not pay rent for close to 8 years without the landlord noticing or saying something about it?
Do we have fake documents floating around? After 33 years of living in a residential place, I would think there would be no misunderstanding as to who the owner is?
This total bs ,stupid stuff…
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This total bs ,stupid stuff and a common story in Kenya you buy a home its stolen from you in daylight. It has become the worst country to invest. Another story here says of conmen selling fake plots to innocent people shame on you Kenyans do u have church people to correct your morals .it's a lost nation people have no personal discipline. Murders everywhere. Sic of this .Let the British high commission intervene.
THEY DEPORT NEGROES WITHOUT…
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THEY DEPORT NEGROES WITHOUT MERCY
ITS OK
Follow immigration rules…
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In reply to THEY DEPORT NEGROES WITHOUT… by Rotten (not verified)
Follow immigration rules. Nobody is Deported if you follow Laws of the Land. countries aren't own kitchen.
Unfortunately white…
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Unfortunately white privilege can only take you so far. Pay rent or move, stop saying someone stole from you.
If the hse belongs to them…
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If the hse belongs to them justice must prevail but if not they should take the walk.Laikipia n some part of kenya was stollen by such Dudes n when the Kenyans get tired especially those who r sqwotas in their country they will all have to leave.Look at South African Blacks who r still homeless n sqwotas in their country??
How come I do not feel sorry…
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How come I do not feel sorry for wazungus when they are ripped off and the mother of my children is a mzungu.
Haiyaa!
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In reply to How come I do not feel sorry… by Bobby Kibe (not verified)
Haiyaa!
Because you dont know them…
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In reply to How come I do not feel sorry… by Bobby Kibe (not verified)
Because you dont know them personally...
The fact they used a lawyer…
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The fact they used a lawyer means this was a complicated/structured "purchase", not a cash deal and lawyer staged it in a way that if the couple left the country in a hurry then ownership would be UNCLEAR. Hard to believe two smart people never heard of "lawyer jokes".
This appears to be an inside…
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This appears to be an inside job. The auctioneers knew what they were doing. This is m a g e n d o.
@Bobby kibe ru serious or…
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@Bobby kibe ru serious or Joking.So if ur married to the jungus n Mayb it’s yr parents in law bin nyanyaswad their properties Uko serious hauwezi wafeel??Trust me pia mimi I don’t trust them at all coz of the many issues wametufanyia sisi waafrica
Mkenya Halisi. It is very…
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In reply to @Bobby kibe ru serious or… by Mkenya halisi (not verified)
Mkenya Halisi. It is very true bibi wangu wa miaka mingi huku US ni mzungu but wale sijui sina huruma nao.
Who is this nameless lawyer?…
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Who is this nameless lawyer? If they didn’t own the house, who owns it?
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