Demolished house in Woodley estate, Nairobi /CYRUS OMBATIThe High Court has struck out a petition filed by Woodley residents against the Nairobi County Government and other parties opposing the ongoing evictions that seek to pave the way for the affordable housing project. The petitioners, through Lawyer John Khaminwa, moved to court to challenge the demolitions described as unlawful and contrary to the 2010 constitution. Justice Oguttu Mboya in his ruling however stated that the issues raised in the petition had already been addressed in prior legal proceedings, including the Court of Appeal’s ruling in Civil Appeal No. “Instructively, an aspect of the Petition herein touching on the import and tenor of minute 3C of 4th August 1992 was determined vide Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No. In short, the Applicants did not prove that same are seized of the requisite locus standi.”Consequently, Justice Oguttu ordered the petition be struck out with costs.
