At least 66 acres of land within the gazetted and protected Oloolua Forest have been subdivided and allocated to 41 individuals and companies.
The forest is within Karen area-Nairobi County.
Friends of Oloolua Forest (FoOF) and Public Interest Litigation and Advocacy for the Environment (PILAE) have partnered and rushed to court to block the annexation of the forest.
The two said efforts to block the grabbing of the land have been futile.
A total of 5 cases have been filed at the Environment and Land Court in Nairobi to challenge the 41 titles.
FoOF has urgently called for help from the Public to Protect this forest.
The group is raising funds to assist with litigation and advocacy.
Oloolua Forest is a gazetted public forest, not for sale or private development
It’s a crucial green space for the community and wildlife.
“Should this be allowed, it will set a dangerous precedent for other protected areas and forests across Kenya. Donate, whatever the amount, to directly help fund our legal battle to save Oloolua,” FoOF said in a statement.
In the cases, several individuals have been listed as defenders.
“These are the grabbers of the Oloolua forest land, ” FoOF said.
The individuals are Joseph Matalan Maindi, Samuel Ng’ang’a Kamau, Tom Oduori Owino, Dido Molu Wario, Charles Maina Gitari, Joseph Kibugi Gitau, Prisca Muthoni Kimani, Nimrod Kahoro kange’the, Joseph Mbuthia Gichuru, Child Welfare Society of Kenya, Fresky Jepchirchir Bett, Geogrey Mungai Thiongo, Antony Theuri Ngugi, Mwenda Samson Ronald, Daphine Wanja Maina, Lien State Development Limited, National Museums of Kenya, Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Florence Wanjiku Gachuru, Catherine Wanjiku Mbugua, Flora Achitsa Shitsama, Gladys Atieno Nyasuna, Ibrahim Mane Wario, Jane Wangari Gatuni, Fatuma Abdi Sanweine and Sammy Njue Njiru.The OLlolua FOrest barbner calling for donations to save the annexxed forest.
