Mr. Muthee

Advocate | Mediator | Father.

[ROBA & ASSOCIATES LLP @AssociatesRoba]

🚨 OCCUPY A BUILDING FOR 25 YEARS AND THE LAW MAY THROW OUT THE TITLE OWNER - COURT OF APPEAL WARNS LANDLORDS WHO SLEEP ON THEIR RIGHTS

Many Kenyans believe that a title deed is an iron shield and that a person who forcefully enters property can never legally own it. The Court of Appeal has delivered a painful lesson in Mohammed Azhar v Hardev Kalsi Singh [2026]. The dispute involved a Nairobi property that had remained under the names of several family members. In 1987, Hardev Kalsi Singh moved into the premises and remained there openly, exclusively, and continuously. For decades, the registered owners watched from a distance. Some wrote letters demanding rent, others issued threats and eventually filed proceedings before the Business Premises Rent Tribunal. But by the time they attempted to assert their rights, twenty-five years had already passed. The battle that followed reached the Court of Appeal, with the owners insisting that the occupier had entered forcefully and was merely a tenant.

The Court of Appeal rejected those arguments and handed down a devastating reminder to property owners. The judges held that adverse possession does not require peaceful entry in the ordinary sense. What matters is that occupation is open, continuous, exclusive, and without permission for at least twelve years. Letters demanding rent, notices to vacate, auctioneers, and even proceedings seeking rent were found to be legally insufficient to stop time from running. The Court emphasized that only regaining possession or filing a suit specifically aimed at recovering the property can interrupt adverse possession. By waiting twenty-five years, the registered owners had effectively allowed the occupier's rights to mature, and their title had already been extinguished by operation of law.

The implications are frightening for landowners, heirs, and families with old properties. Paying land rates, holding a title deed, or sending demand letters may not save your land. If someone occupies your property openly and you fail to move decisively, the law may eventually recognize the occupier instead of you. Many Kenyan families have inherited plots and buildings they rarely visit, assuming the title alone offers protection. This judgment is a stark warning: ownership is not preserved by paper alone. Landlords who merely complain, send advocates' letters, or demand rent while avoiding the harder step of recovering possession may wake up one day to discover that the law has quietly transferred their property to the very people they considered trespassers. In land matters, sleeping on your rights can be more expensive than losing a court case - it can cost you the land itself.

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[Mr. Muthee @edwin_muthee]

@SSFootball #SSFootball I think they are. Deserves this one, without doubt. 4-3 in favor of Netherlands.

[Boluwatife @TEEPHTREND]

Normalize praying before embarking on journeys. Long or short. Leaving your house and returning safely is a blessing.

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

The same US that wants to host an Ebola quarantine facility in Africa is the same US denying Africans the right to officiate the World Cup.

[Antifa_Ultras @ultras_antifaa]

What has happened at the #2026WorldCup over the last 48 hours:

• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.

• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.

• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.

• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.

• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.

• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.

• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.

• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.

• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.

[Nelson Havi SC @NelsonHavi]

It was good that the entire judgment was read word for word and broadcasted live for ten hours to the entire Kenyan public. How else would you have understood the problems we keep pointing out daily about incompetence, misconduct and misbehavior by a Judges?

[Phil. @Philip_Ndegwa_]

That very right is sacrosanct and inviolable. It's concerning that the court would arrive at the conclusion that it was infringed and still go ahead and uphold the impeachment.

[Caxstone P. Kigata @CaxstonePKigata]

Do you stand impeached when procedure was flawed?

[Mr. Muthee @edwin_muthee]

@Utdnsider @Score90_ Great! Can't see Netherlands 🇳🇱. They'll win this WC 🥇

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨💣 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄: UEFA are extremely pleased with the performance of Champions League Final referee Daniel Siebert.

People close to the referee say his display is internally being viewed as one of the greatest refereeing performances in Champions League Final history.

Meanwhile, there is major surprise within FIFA over why he is NOT refereeing at the World Cup.

[CHUBi @ChubiDave]

@TouchlineX @AnslemNwosu Tbh it was actually one of the best refereeing to the extent people started seeing the rubbish we have in PGMOL

[Mr. Muthee @edwin_muthee]

@UncleChinedu Spot on! 👌

[funmi @finefumz]

How do you win your first title in 22 years and still manage to be the banter club less than a week later

[Mr. Muthee @edwin_muthee]

@DebsSZN @Ellis_ I agree 💯

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

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[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

24 hours without a formal reaction from the Kenyan government even though it’s a Kenyan court that blocked the US Ebola facility.

Why is all the information about this coming from Americans?

[arrryyyy 🐐 @dube1286]

Unawezapata hata US hawakutaka ni Ruto alienda kuomba wagonjwa.

[Dr. John Njenga Karugia PhD. @johnnjenga]

@USForeignAssist Ebola treatment needs exactly the facilities and expertise that your country has built in the past 250 years. What a patriotic way to celebrate 250 years by not letting your own citizens be treated in your own country? You have been to the moon and back why fear little ebola? ⚖️

[Ronaldinho @10Ronaldinho]

Allez Paris! 🔴🔵🤙🏾

[Nelson Havi SC @NelsonHavi]

Members of the National Assembly and Senators, it is your duty and role to stop President William Ruto from making Kenya an Ebola containment Island. For once, do your work and save Kenyans.