Nairobi County has dismissed claims circulating in some media outlets suggesting the disappearance of title deeds for the Pangani Affordable Housing Project and Jeevanjee Bachelors Estate.
In a statement issued by County Secretary Godfrey AKumali, the county clarified that the title deed for the 5.2-acre Pangani estate land, registered as Nairobi/Block 40/474, is secure and held by Muriu, Mungai, and Company Advocates.
The firm represents Nairobi Pangani Estate Limited, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) managing the project. “The firm is facilitating the processing of sectional titles for the housing units being developed on the property. The certificate of lease for Pangani Estate was registered in the name of Nairobi City County on March 16, 2018, before being transferred to the SPV on September 20, 2018. No title is lost,” read the statement.
Lydia Mathia, the Chief Officer for Urban and Housing Renewal, provided an update on the project’s progress, revealing that construction is 45% complete. “The developer is targeting full completion by the end of 2026, with partial handovers every four months starting in January 2025,” she stated.
Jeevanjee Bachelors Estate Update
Regarding the Jeevanjee Bachelors Housing Project, the county confirmed that the title deed for the estate (LR No. 209/5458) is held by the National Bank of Kenya.
The title was registered under another SPV, Nairobi Bachelors Estate Limited, and used as collateral to secure funding for the affordable housing initiative.
“The overall construction of Jeevanjee Housing Project is 46% complete,” said Mathia. “Affordable housing units will be completed by December 2025, with the market units finalized by September 2026.”
This clarification follows misleading reports suggesting that the title deeds for the two projects were missing, which the county has now firmly refuted.
