Businessman sues to stop transfer of land on Peponi Road
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A Nairobi businessman has moved to the Environment and Land Court seeking orders to stop the sale or transfer of a disputed property on Peponi Road, claiming he lost millions of shillings in a failed land transaction.
Rajendra Ratilal Sanghani sued Thomas Kilonzo Mwanza and Dr. Karen Nkatha Rimita over the property known as Nairobi/Block 6/263/8.
Court documents say that Sanghani entered into a sale agreement with the two on December 18, 2025, after the property had been advertised for public auction.
Sanghani says he agreed to purchase the land for Sh70 million and paid a 10 percent deposit amounting to Sh7 million directly into the vendors’ Stanbic Bank loan account to redeem the property from auction.
He further claims to have made additional payments, including a cheque of Sh540,000 and several M-Pesa transfers, bringing the total amount paid to about Sh8 million.
In his affidavit, Sanghani says he remained ready and financially capable of completing the transaction and issued a completion notice through his lawyers on March 23, 2026.
“At all material times, I remained ready, willing, and financially capable of completing the transaction,” Sanghani states in his affidavit.
However, the businessman says the vendors later terminated the agreement through their lawyers, claiming the transaction had not been completed within the 90-day period provided in the contract.
In a letter dated April 22, 2026, the vendors’ lawyers argued that time was of the essence and disputed part of the money paid, saying an additional Sh1 million arose from a separate private arrangement and was not part of the purchase price.
But Sanghani accuses Mwanza of misleading him and continuing to request more money while assuring him the amounts would be deducted from the purchase price.
He further alleges that Mwanza promised to refund Sh4.5 million by March 31, 2026, but failed to do so and later stopped communicating altogether.
“He further misled me by claiming he had secured another buyer from Meru, which I believe was another attempt to manipulate and delay the matter while unlawfully retaining my funds,” Sanghani states.
The businessman is now seeking a refund of the Sh8 million paid and liquidated damages of Sh7 million, bringing the total claim to Sh15 million.
He has also written to Stanbic Bank asking it not to process any third-party transactions on the property’s loan account pending the hearing and determination of the case.
The matter has also been reported to police under OB number 55/20/04/2026.