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Local Authority
The section of Githurai west of the highway falls under the
jurisdiction of the Nairobi City Commission. The rest, which
is east of the highway falls under the jurisdiction of the
Kiambu County Council.
Ownership and Acquisition
Until 1967 the land belonged to a dairy farmer. His workers
had set up a co~operative with the intention of buying off
the farm from him. They formed a compa~y called Githurai
Thinganga. The land they bought consisted of three plots,
plot no. 5964/2 along the Kamiti road, plot no. 3543 which is
divided in two parts by the Thika road and plot no. 8867
which is on the Kiambu side of the settlement.
Sub-division
At the time of sub-division, the company allocated land in
three categories.
- residential plots which measured 50'x50' on the Nairobi side
and 100' x 100' on the Kiambu side. Each shareholder in
the company received two of each type of plot for every I
share he owned.
- plots for farming which measured 300' x 300' and were situated
in a tract of land along the river. Each shareholder received
one plot.
public utility space: 10 acres of land were given to the
Nairobi City Commission for use in providing public services.
8 Acres were set aside for a primary school which has already
been built. The remaining 2 acres were initially reserved
for a public health dispensary. However, instead the NCC
built a market which has Slnce remained unoccupied. This is
because the NCC has also permitted trading from within the
houses and this, coupled with heavy competition from the
hawkers, has discouraged traders from renting stalls in the
market.
