Tuju says he has regained physical access to Dari Business Park premise

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju addressing the media after a church service at St Stephen’s Cathedral in Milimani, on April 12, 2026

Former Cabinet Minister Raphael Tuju now says he has gained access to his Dari Business Park in Karen, which had been under a 24-hour police barricade for several weeks now.

Tuju says the move follows a court directive granting him occupation while stopping any planned sale or transfer pending hearing and determination of an ongoing dispute.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the ex-minister said he will be living at the property in accordance to the court order while asking police to stay away.

“After all, they illegally raided my premises, they assaulted me, and they or their masters cannot be my friends. If these are the type of people who claim to be my friends, I would rather be with my enemies," he said.

The defiant Tuju declared that he can only vacate the premises following a valid court order stating otherwise, which he will comply with.

"The police should only be on site to enforce court orders, not to be part of a land grab operation. According to the latest court rulings, this is my property. The police can not come to evict me without a valid court order. If they produce such a court order, I will obey."

Tuju has been embroiled in a long court battle over an auction for alleged failure to repay a Sh1.9 billion loan borrowed from the East African Development Bank (EADB) in 2015, with the initial borrowed amount being USD 9,197,084 (Sh1.2 billion) with the rest accruing in interest.

He now says the court gave him the latest relief in the orders he cited: "THAT pending the hearing and determination of this application, there shall be an order preserving the substratum of the dispute, and accordingly, there shall be no sale, transfer, assignment, alienation, charge, lease, disposal, or in any manner whatsoever dealing with the title and/or ownership of the suit property (L.R. No. 11320/3 and L.R. No. 1055/165) until further orders of the Court.” Justice Moses Ado issued the latest orders on March 18.

The dispute involves Dari Limited and Tuju on one side, and Garam Investment Auctioneers, Knight Frank Valuers Limited, and other respondents on the other, over the ownership and control of the prime properties identified as L.R. No. 11320/3 and L.R. No. 1055/165.

Tuju, through his lawyers, had made an urgent oral application seeking temporary orders to restrain what he described as the unlawful occupation of the properties by police officers.

Last month, Tuju wrote to Inspector General Douglas Kanja protesting what he describes as an unlawful police occupation of Dari Business Park, claiming that more than 100 police officers raided the premises in the early hours of March 13 without a court order.