The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) made an official announcement ordering residents of Komarock in Nairobi County, to clear out from land they are unlawfully occupying.

In the notice, KPLC instructed residents to immediately stop any further activities on the land and demolish any structures they had put up.

“To the general public and all unlawful occupiers of Komarock, take notice that you are in unlawful occupation of KPLC land LR NO.113044/R Nairobi, situated in Komarock, Nairobi City County, without express or lawful authority, or without any right or license under the law, and in violation of the decree issued by the court in Milimani Environment and Land Court Case number 1453 of 2007 on August 26, 2024,” the notice read in part.

KPLC informed residents to clear any crops and livestock on the property. The utility company set a strict deadline of three months from March 13th 2025 for them to vacate the site failure to which will lead to a forceful eviction.

“Take notice that at the expiry of the three months, you will be evicted without any further reference to you, at your cost and peril,” the notice continued.

The Deputy County Commissioner of Embakasi Sub County and the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) of Embakasi Division were also included in the notice to assert law enforcement agencies knowledge of the impending evictions.

This announcement comes just months after similar demolitions took place in Nyama Villa Estate in Kayole, where bulldozers leveled homes early in the morning thus leaving numerous families displaced.

Those actions were driven by a long-standing land dispute involving Muthithi Investments and individuals allegedly occupying the land without permission.

In light of this recent warning, residents are concerned about the possibility of similar distressing events occurring again.

The National Land Commission (NLC) is responsible for serving these eviction notices to illegal land occupants. Failure to comply will lead to legal actions being taken including fines and forced evictions.

According to the Land Act, unlawful occupation involves living on, erecting buildings, cultivating, grazing or extracting resources on public land without a proper authorization.

When found guilty one can face fines of up to Sh500,000, along with the possibility of eviction from the property and additional daily fines of Sh10,000 for any continued illegal occupation.