REAL ESTATE NEWS

Officers from the Nairobi County government have on Friday arrested the owner of a Nairobi building that caused online uproar over claims that it is unsafe. Caroline Wanjiru, the owner of the seven-storey building under construction in Kayole estate has been arrested following orders from Nairobi…

A section of Members of Parliament have opposed the planned demolition of Nairobi's  Seefar Apartments over claims that it stands on riparian land. Instead, the MPs want the water reservoir located near Seefar Apartments in Highrise Estate along Mbagathi Way destroyed to save the multi-million…

The county government of Nairobi has stopped further construction of a visibly defective building in the city and ordered its demolition. In a notice, City Hall has asked the owner to bring down the seven-story building located near Beecentre roundabout along Kayole Spine Rd. "You are hereby…

Former Ol Kalou MP Erastus Mureithi is set to lose almost all properties registered under his name over a Sh1.6 billion unpaid loan. This comes after Keysian Auctioneers put on sale thirty four parcels of land belonging to Mureithi for failing to service a Sh1.6 billion loan taken from a Nairobi…

The demolition of illegal buildings in Nairobi is set to resume this week after the National Treasury released funds for the operation. National Building Inspectorate chairman Moses Nyakiongera says several property owners in the city have refused to bring down condemned structures despite being…

The government can continue with plans of putting up more than 7,000 housing units in Nairobi's Shauri Moyo estate, the High Court has ruled. The ruling comes after 300 civil servants moved to court seeking to have the plan stopped until the government provides them with alternative accommodation.…

Home owners at Nairobi's Seefar Apartments can breath a temporary sigh of relief after the government extended the demolition notice for a period three months. The Water Resources Management Authority (Warma) has extended the deadline for the demolition by 90 days to pave way for a comprehensive…

Residents of Nairobi's Seefar Apartments have  taken to the streets to protest the planned demolition of their homes. The more than 200 home owners marched to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) offices demanding for a detailed report on the alleged encroachment of Nairobi…

President Kenyatta on Tuesday signed into law the Supplementary Appropriation Bill No. 2 of 2018. The law requires the National Treasury to issue Sh47 billion from the Consolidated Fund for the provision of various government services in the current financial year. The allocations in the new law…

A section of Seefar Apartments' house owners have began moving out after the government issued a 30-day demolition notice last week. Some trucks have been spotted shipping out items from the 12-storey apartments located in Nairobi's Nyayo Highrise Estate as owners rush to salvage the little they…