Drama ensued in Karen after a man allegedly pulled out a gun on a woman who was demanding they vacate a house she insisted she owned.
In a video seen by Kenyans.co.ke, Mary Waithera Gikonyo, armed with a court order, demanded that the occupants of the house vacate immediately.
The unfolding scene attracted neighbours and passersby as Waithera insisted on reclaiming the house, despite resistance from the occupants.
Her demands were however met by an adamant tenant who refused to vacate the house; instead, the man, visibly agitated and shouting at the alleged owner, attempted to pull out a gun from his marked to scare off the woman. The woman can be heard shouting, "He has a gun," before police officers rushed to stop the man from using his weapon.
"This is my house, and I am here to occupy it," Waithera demanded.
"Look, come and see, he is pulling out a gun; he wants to shoot me because I am fighting for my house," Waithera told onlookers and neighbours while the police attempted to cool the heated sitiation.
According to Waithera, she was the rightful owner, and according to the court papers she had carried, she was supposed to occupy the house, but the tenants were blocking her.
She claimed to have been battling for ownership of the house for years but alleged that the tenants, leveraging connections with powerful government figures, had threatened to prevent her from reclaiming the property.
Waithera further accused the tenant of threatening her during the dispute, claiming that he attempted to use intimidation tactics to deter her efforts to regain control of the house.
The dispute stems from unresolved ownership issues, with both parties claiming rights to the plum house. According to Waithera, court documents allegedly indicated her as the legal owner of the house.
As the drama unfolded, the tenants remained stubborn, refusing to exit the house despite Waithera's demands. The man revealed that he also had the right to be in the house, and he was not going to leave.
Their resistance, coupled with claims of government connections, added sophistication to the dispute, forcing Waithera to leave without occupying the house as she had intended.
The unfortunate incident underscores the challenges faced by families in property ownership battles, where emotions often run high and the legal process can become contentious.
