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Civil society groups aim to raise $3000 for lawyer's fees to pursue a case against the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, which claims to have been allocated a wetland in Nairobi to build luxury apartments.

Dear all,

A few of us, including CCI and the Centre for Environmental Action, have spent the last few months following the Kibagare wetland issue and writing letters to NEMA and others, to find out why PCEA was given a license to build apartments on Kibagare wetland [in Nairobi’s Westlands area">.

It's now at the point where we believe the only option remaining is to file a case in court. We tried reaching out to various individuals and organizations, but have not yet been successful in moving forward to stop the project completely.

So we have just launched an online fundraiser for any individual or organization that wants to contribute to the legal fund.

We are aiming to raise $3000 in the next 38 days. All the lawyer's fees will be carefully documented, with receipts, so that it will be a transparent process.

Please share with your networks if you can. We are also looking for ideas on which organizations to approach for contributions.

Thank you.

Best wishes,

Zahra Moloo, Cidi Otieno, Tetu Maingi, and CEA (Centre for Environmental Action)