Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has secured temporary relief after the High Court agreed to hear his application contesting a ruling that found him in contempt of court in the ongoing Parklands development dispute.
Mosiria was expected to appear before the Environment and Land Court (ELC) on Tuesday afternoon for mitigation ahead of sentencing but failed to show up. His lawyer, Danstan Omari, informed the court that Mosiria had fallen ill after learning that the ruling could see him jailed.
According to Omari, his client was shocked by the prospect of imprisonment and immediately sought medical attention. He was later issued a four-day sick-off by his doctor.
After reviewing the explanation, the court agreed to hear Mosiria’s application before proceeding with mitigation or sentencing.
“We will afford your client a hearing on the application, but it will not be as urgent because we have other matters in between,” the court directed.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened a probe into an alleged case of forgery linked to the same Parklands land dispute.
In a letter dated November 4, 2025, Kilimani Sub-County Criminal Investigations Officer (SCCIO) Hussein Mahat wrote to the Deputy Registrar of the ELC at Milimani, requesting certified copies of all documents filed in Petition No. E012 of 2025 by Kamalkumar Rajinkant Sanghani, including affidavits and other supporting materials.
The letter, which the court registry received and stamped, indicates that detectives are investigating a forgery case under Section 349 of the Penal Code, reported as OB 77/30/10/2025 at Kilimani Police Station.
The DCI’s investigation comes amid heightened scrutiny of the Parklands land saga, following a ruling by a three-judge bench, namely Principal Judge O.A. Angote, Justice A. Omollo, and Justice C.G. Mbogo, which found Mosiria guilty of defying a conservatory order.
The court determined that Mosiria had violated an order issued on March 5, 2025, restraining Nairobi County and its committees from approving or processing any new development applications in the Parklands area until a comprehensive land-use and physical plan was finalized.
Petitioners led by Sanghani and the Parklands Residents Association accused county officials of disregarding the order by allowing excavation and tree felling to continue along Jalaram Road, despite the active court directive.
