Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment Geoffrey Mosiria has received temporary reprieve after the High Court agreed to hear his application challenging a decision that found him in contempt of court in the ongoing Parklands development dispute.
Mosiria had been expected to appear before the Environment and Land Court (ELC) on Tuesday November 4, 2025 in the afternoon for mitigation before sentencing but failed to turn up.
Through his lawyer, Danstan Omari, the court was informed that Mosiria was taken ill after learning that he risked being jailed following the contempt ruling.
According to Omari, his client was “shocked” upon hearing that he could face imprisonment, prompting him to seek medical attention. He was reportedly issued a four-day sick-off.
After considering the explanation, the court allowed Mosiria’s application to be heard and determined before any mitigation or sentencing proceedings could take place.
“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 investigations into an alleged 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, seeking certified copies of all documents filed in Petition No. E012 of 2025 by Kamalkumar Rajinkant Sanghani, including affidavits and supporting evidence.
The letter, which was received and stamped by the court registry, indicates that detectives are probing a forgery case contrary to Section 349 of the Penal Code, reported under OB 77/30/10/2025 at Kilimani Police Station.
The DCI’s action follows increased scrutiny of the Parklands development saga, where a three-judge bench — Principal Judge O.A. Angote, Justice A. Omollo, and Justice C.G. Mbogo — recently found Mosiria guilty of contempt of court.
The court held that Mosiria had defied a conservatory order issued on March 5, 2025, restraining the county and its committees from approving or processing any development applications in the Parklands area pending a proper physical and land-use plan.
Petitioners led by Sanghani and members of the Parklands Residents Association had accused county officials of ignoring the court’s directives by allowing excavation and tree felling to continue along Jalaram Road, despite the subsisting court order.
