Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif Named in Parklands School Land Grab Scandal

Fresh outrage has erupted in Nairobi after it emerged that Mandera Governor Mohamed Adan Khalif has been linked to a controversial project on land belonging to North Highridge School in Parklands.

On March 5, 2025, court orders were issued halting the consideration and approval of development applications in the Parklands area, specifically covering LR No. 209/8262, the parcel where the school stands.

Despite the ban, a site board has surfaced advertising the construction of Asili Hills Service Apartments, citing the plot number LR No. 209/21526.

Land experts have dismissed the number as fraudulent, noting that 209/21526 is an illegal subdivision carved out of 209/8262 and does not exist in official records at either the Lands Office or Survey of Kenya.

Social media users were the first to flag the project, linking it directly to Governor Khalif as the developer.

The contractor, Eastmann Properties Limited, reportedly had its compliance certificate suspended before the order was controversially lifted earlier this month.

The revelations have triggered public anger, with parents, residents, and civil society groups accusing high-ranking officials of plundering land set aside for education.

“This is impunity at the highest level—a sitting governor grabbing a public school’s land for luxury apartments,” one furious parent said.

The scandal raises uncomfortable questions about oversight within government, especially since the Ministry of Interior and Kenya Wildlife Service are listed as stakeholders in Parklands land allocations.

With the governor now under the spotlight, pressure is mounting on anti-graft and investigative agencies to intervene, enforce the March orders, and ensure that North Highridge School’s land is restored to its rightful public use.