Landlord Ann Wathatu Ngururi Accused of Violence, Extortion, and Criminal Impunity at Nanak House
Tenants of Nanak House in Nairobi’s CBD are calling out their landlord Ann Wathatu Ngururi, trading as AVVA Limited, for unleashing terror, defying court orders, and running what they describe as an outright criminal enterprise in the name of rent collection.
A Pattern of Intimidation and Extortion
For over two decades, businesses operated peacefully inside Nanak House. But since Ngururi took over management in September 2024, tenants say the building has become a war zone.
* Rent was hiked overnight from KSh 150,000 to KSh 600,000 per month.
* Tenants were slapped with a shocking KSh 15 million “goodwill fee” each.
* All this while a High Court order had expressly blocked evictions and rent increases.
Instead of following the law, Ngururi allegedly chose violence: cutting water and power, barricading entrances, and hiring armed goons to terrorize tenants in broad daylight.
Brutal Attacks on Tenants and Workers
Businesswoman Beatrice Munyoki was almost strangled at her own shop.
> “One of the goons twisted my hand and held a knife. They shut the shutters, locked us inside, and started looting our shelves,” she said.
Other tenants and employees described the same terror: masked men storming shops, harassing clients, and breaking into businesses as police looked the other way.
One of the hired thugs was even arrested by tenants—only to be mysteriously released without charge.
Protected by Corruption?
Tenants now believe Ngururi is being shielded by compromised elements within the police and judiciary. They allege bribes to magistrates, deliberate contradictions in rulings, and suspicious releases of violent criminals connected to the attacks.
Businessman Rex Kimani put it bluntly:
“She is trying to bully us out of the building. We’ve never seen anything like this since 2003.”
A Landlord Operating Like a Gangster
The accusations paint Ngururi not as a landlord but as a ruthless operator running an extortion racket. She has allegedly turned a commercial building into a crime scene, where goons roam free, tenants bleed losses, and justice is bought and sold.
The tenants are now demanding that the government and investigative agencies step in, hold Ann Wathatu Ngururi accountable, and end the reign of terror at Nanak House.
Anything less, they say, will prove that in Nairobi’s CBD, criminals can hide behind titles like “landlord” and operate above the law.
