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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87865, member: 27"]
Muthurwa Market traders just secured a High Court freeze blocking all evictions and demolitions until their case gets a proper hearing.

Court issues status-quo order
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[*]Full hearing is set for March 10, 2026.
[*]Traders only had a 14-day eviction notice before demolition.
[*]Over 3,000 community members face potential displacement.
[*]Lawyer and MP Babu Owino represents the petitioners.
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Neighborhoods caught in the crossfire
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[*]Blue Estate and Bahati Annex are both affected.
[*]Kamukunji and the Gikomba markets face the same threat.
[*]Permanent multi-story homes and businesses risk destruction.
[*]Traders allege selective enforcement targeting lower-income residents.
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Legal arguments the traders are pushing
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[*]Constitutional rights under Articles 28, 40, 43, and 47 are invoked.
[*]Land Act eviction rules were allegedly ignored entirely.
[*]No alternative housing or proper consultation was offered.
[*]The rigid 30-meter riparian limit lacks hydrological backing.
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