Court paves way for building 7,000 houses in Starehe

The government can now build over 7,000 housing units in Starehe after the High Court dismissed a case filed by civil servants who were apprehensive of missing out on the houses once complete.

The over 330 civil servants moved to court in 2014 and obtained orders blocking the Ministry of Lands and Housing from ejecting them from their houses in Starehe and Shauri Moyo estates to pave way for the construction of the new housing units. But Monday, Justice John Mativo lifted the orders and dismissed the case saying that the government was under no legal obligation to furnish them with alternative accommodation.