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A member-owned cooperative pooling resources to acquire, manage, and equitably subdivide land across Nairobi and Machakos Counties — protecting the inheritance of 2,600+ member families.
Pooling member capital since 1963 to secure large tracts of land across Nairobi and Machakos.
Each of 2,600+ members is entitled to a 6-acre parcel — surveyed, beaconed, and titled.
Processing individual title deeds for members and their heirs, ensuring secure land tenure.
Fighting fraudulent liquidation and cartel land-grabbing through courts and Parliament.
Founded by farmers from Kangundo, Mwala, and Matungulu in Machakos County, Drumvale was born from a shared vision — ordinary people pooling savings to access land that would secure their families' futures. Over six decades, the society has grown into one of Kenya's most significant cooperative land trusts.
The society's master plan includes setting aside land for schools, hospitals, police posts, churches, cattle troughs, and environmental riparian reserves — building entire communities, not just parcelling land.
Established in Machakos County. Members pooled KSh 200 each to purchase the first tracts of land.
Society expanded holdings to over 14,000 acres spanning Kamulu, Ruai, Mavoko, and Athi River.
Ministry of Cooperatives ordered liquidation over missed returns — members allege fraudulent process by cartels.
Senate Standing Committee directs Commissioner of Cooperatives to return control to rightful members.
Active lawsuits in Environment & Land Courts. Leadership engaged with national government for resolution.
The society is engaged in multiple legal proceedings to protect member rights. Below is a summary of active matters. Members can access full case documents through the secure portal.
Injunctions sought against illegal construction and occupation of society land in Kamulu. Multiple invasions reported despite existing court orders.
Following the July 2023 hearing, the Commissioner of Cooperatives was given 30 days to formally hand society management back to elected members.
Members contest the 2009 Ministry liquidation order, alleging procedural fraud and collusion that enabled cartel entities to claim society assets.
Chairman Felix Maingi has formally petitioned the Office of the President to deploy security and remove cartel operatives from society land.
Registered with the Kenya Ministry of Cooperatives
Track your plot allocation status, access legal documents, view your share ledger, and pay cooperative fees — all in one secure, encrypted platform.
Parliament
The Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism directed the Commissioner of Cooperatives to return control to elected members within 30 days.
Standard Media
Chairman Felix Maingi formally appealed to President Ruto's office to intervene and reclaim thousands of acres allegedly grabbed from society members.
Television news coverage featuring on-ground reporting, chairman statements, and member testimonies on the cartel occupation of society land.
SACCO Review
The committee formally called on the Ministry of Cooperatives to protect the rights of over 2,600 registered members affected by the disputed liquidation.
Standard Media
In-depth report tracing Drumvale members' 13-year fight to recover the society's name, legal standing, and assets worth millions of shillings.
Parliament
Parliamentary committee examines the disputed liquidation, reviewing evidence from members and leadership on alleged procedural irregularities.
Leading the fight for 2,600+ member families before Parliament, the courts, and the Office of the President.
Mr. Felix Maingi leads the society's legal and advocacy efforts on behalf of over 2,600 registered member families. He has appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism, coordinated the society's legal team in active Environment and Land Court proceedings, and in 2025 formally petitioned the Office of the President for direct government intervention to protect member land in Kamulu, Mavoko, and Athi River from ongoing cartel occupation.
Long-standing members share what the society means to their families and why they continue fighting for their rightful land.
"My father joined this society in 1971 with nothing but hope and KSh 200. He passed before seeing his title deed, but I have continued in his name. This land is his legacy and I will never give it up to any cartel."
"We invested our savings so our children could have land. When they came to liquidate us fraudulently, we refused to stay silent. The Senate hearings gave us hope that justice is still possible in this country."
"I visited the Kamulu plot last year and found strangers had put up structures. We have court orders, yet they remain. I am asking the government — how much more must ordinary Kenyans suffer for land they legally paid for?"
"The cooperative idea was beautiful — pooling together what we each could not afford alone to buy land for all. That spirit must not be defeated. We are not giving up and I tell my grandchildren the same."
"We had already planned which section would be the school, the church, the hospital. The whole community was going to grow here. The cartels stole more than land — they stole a future we had already mapped out together."
Kamulu Office, Machakos County
Nairobi — Machakos Road, Kenya
Kamulu · Ruai · Mavoko
Athi River · Nairobi County
Environment & Land Court, Nairobi
Parliament of Kenya — Senate Committee
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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