EACC Recovers 2.7-Acre Playground Belonging to Three Schools After Court Ruling in Kiambu

Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recovered a 2.7-acre playground in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, belonging to Kanyiha, Lusigetti and Njumbi primary schools. On October 5, 2026, the Environment and Land Court at Thika ruled that the land, used by more than 1,300 pupils, was public property irregularly allocated to a church in 2001. The court ordered the title cancelled and the land registered as public school property held in trust for the three schools. It also barred the former titleholder and its representatives from taking possession, fencing, developing or otherwise interfering with the playground.