Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju sent an encouraging message to his children, assuring them of his determination to protect family business after being evicted from his Karen home.
In a video shared after police raided his property, Tuju addressed his children to allay their fears, stating that he was just protecting their property.
“I would like to encourage my children that I am only protecting my family business. I am steadfast and ready to die because many other people have made this kind of sacrifice,” Tuju said.
Tuju added that he was steadfast and ready to die, noting that many others have made similar sacrifices and that his actions were a stand for the truth.
Raphael Tuju Kicked Out of His Karen Property by Police Officers
The former CS narrated that police officers had locked him out of his property and indicated that the officers were acting on instructions from senior authorities.
Further, he stated that the eviction was carried out without any court order or official documentation, describing the action as illegal.
“The police who have kicked us out, together with my guards, have no court order, and even if they had one, the law does not allow them to come and evict me at 3 a.m.,” Tuju said.
The former CS further confirmed that he intends to seek intervention from the Court of Appeal to halt the seizure of his property.
He and his legal team plan to appear in court on March 16 to prevent any decisions about the property from being made before their case is heard.
Prior to the eviction, Tuju had attempted to obtain temporary orders from the High Court to bar auctioneers from taking over the property due to a defaulted loan.
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Tuju Faces Eviction from Multi-Billion Shilling Karen Property
Currently, Tuju is facing eviction from his multi-billion-shilling property in Karen, Nairobi, amid a long-running legal dispute over billions of shillings in debt.
On March 12, he vowed to remain in the premises, declaring that auctioneers would have to “kill him first” before evicting him.
In his remarks, Tuju argued that the court denied him an opportunity to appeal, even though the Constitution grants him that right.
The former cabinet minister accused auctioneers of invading his property and claiming to have purchased it, despite the ownership dispute still being active in court.
Raphael Tuju further said that attempts to evict him from the property were part of a wider conspiracy aimed at pressuring and intimidating him amid the ongoing legal battle over the property.
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Court Orders Eviction of Tuju’s Property in Karen
On March 9, 2026, the High Court of Kenya cleared the way for the auction of properties linked to Raphael Tuju after dismissing a case seeking to block the forced sale in a long-running multi-billion-shilling loan dispute.
In a ruling delivered by Justice Josephine Wayua Mong’are, an application by Dari Limited and Tuju seeking to stop the auction of two Karen properties was struck out.
The court also lifted earlier interim orders that had temporarily stopped the auction, allowing the lender and appointed auctioneers to proceed with the recovery process.
The properties had been used as security for a $9.3 million loan facility advanced to Dari Limited in 2015 by the East African Development Bank (EADB) to finance property developments in Nairobi’s Karen suburb.
