The High Court has halted a multi-million shilling affordable housing project on a historically significant 58-acre site in Githunguri, recognizing it as a sacred shrine.

• The construction halt is pending the hearing and determination of a petition alleging lack of public participation.
• The case was filed by the Agikuyu Council of Elders and community lobby groups.
• The disputed land, Githunguri Kia Wairera, is considered a sacred ancestral shrine and a symbol of Mau Mau resistance, where it is believed 54 Mau Mau fighters were executed.