Judiciary Breaks Silence on Controversial Lavington Land Drama

The Judiciary of Kenya has finally weighed into the controversial Lavington land that has been at the centre of social media discussions.

A statement released on Monday sought to clarify the state of affairs in the case even as a section of Kenyans turned the heat on the DCI.

DCI has been slammed over the arrest of Kumar and Anita Bhatti, a couple, over allegations of grabbing a piece of land allegedly owned by Malkiat Singh Assi and Munir Ahmed Chowdhary.

Judiciary in its statement revealed that a case is already in court. Kumar Bhatti and Anita Bhatti filed the case against Malkiat Singh Assi and Munir Ahmed Chowdhary.

According to Judiciary, no order has been issued to have any party arrested or allowed to occupy a piece of land.

Judiciary said the case is still active in court.

"The application has not been determined. The Court has set a mention date for directions on September 18, 2023. Consequently, no Court Orders have been issued with respect to the properties in question whatsoever," the Judiciary said in a statement.

The clarification comes after the DCI defended the arrest of the Bhattis over the land in a manner that raised speculations and questions on social media.

The DCI accused the Bhattis of denying Chowdhary and Assi their rightful possession of the land saying it is them that had sold them a part of the land to their father who was a construction company director almost three decades ago.

The DCI report, however, raised eyebrows with Kenyans questioning the arrest of the couple.