The Environment and Land Court has declined to allow the withdrawal of a constitutional petition challenging the Mara-Ritz development, agreeing with Lazizi Developers that the matter should proceed to a full hearing due to significant public interest.

• Justice Lucy Gacheru rejected the withdrawal, citing allegations of blocking a wildebeest migratory corridor in the Maasai Mara ecosystem.
• Senior Counsel Kiragu Kimani, representing Lazizi Developers, argued his client complied with all regulations and sought exoneration through a formal judicial process.
• The court allowed the joinder of the Law Society of Kenya and the East Africa Wildlife Society as Interested Parties, emphasizing the petition's focus on environmental conservation and wildlife migration.