Kagio Jamia mosque case for July 9
The matter, which will be heard at the Environment and Land Court at Kerugoya Law Courts, is part of a series of disputes affecting Muslim institutions in Kirinyaga County.
A court case involving two individuals claiming ownership of the land on which Kagio Jamia Mosque stands is scheduled for hearing on July 9, 2026.
The matter, which will be heard at the Environment and Land Court at Kerugoya Law Courts, is part of a series of disputes affecting Muslim institutions in Kirinyaga County.
The case was filed on May 29, 2025, by Joseph Nduki and Virginia Njogu through C.S. Macharia & Company Advocates. The Registered Trustees of Kagio Jamia Mosque have been named as the defendants.
County government records indicate that the land in Kagio town was legally allocated to the Muslim community in 1976, with an allotment letter issued in 1985. However, despite this documentation, private individuals have since emerged claiming ownership of the same property.
Local Muslim leaders argue that such disputes reflect a broader pattern of intolerance directed at Islam and Muslim communities in the region.
Several mosques across Kagio, Mwea, Sagana, and Baricho are currently embroiled in similar land ownership disputes, with cases pending before the courts.
In Mwea, an ongoing case involves the Wanguru Jamia Mosque Committee, the estate of Ndegwa Warui, and the County Government of Kirinyaga. The dispute centers on land parcel Mwea/Tebere/B/199.
In Baricho town, part of Masjid Issa Bin Maryam was vandalized in what community leaders say was an attempt to forcibly take over the land.
Tensions also escalated last year in Mwea after a court ruled that Muslim faithful were unlawfully occupying a 29-acre parcel of land that includes a mosque, a hospital, and other developments.
The Wanguru Jamia Mosque Committee, led by Ismail Bakhit, maintains that the land was allocated to them by the former Kirinyaga County Council in the early 1980s.