The ruling on whether an auctioneer, arrested over the violent eviction of a family in Westlands, will be detained further or not will be made on Thursday.
The police sought 14 days to hold the auctioneer to allow for further investigations.
He is currently held at the Muthaiga police station pending the ruling.
Zachary Baraza of Siuma Auctioneers was arrested following complaints raised by an Asian family for violently evicting them from their home in Westlands.
He was presented before the court by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Wednesday who sought to have him detained pending further probe.
The complainant Niraj Shah said that Baraza led 25 people to their family home and destroyed the establishments.
The DCI said they have since established that buildings on the parcel of land were extensively vandalised and losses incurred amounted to Sh70 million.
The court heard that since Baraza was arrested, the household goods and other personal effects of the complainant are yet to be recovered.
“Preliminary investigations have revealed that those household goods and personal effects may have been sold on the instructions of Baraza," Sergeant Eric Onyango said.
"That is why his assistance is essential towards their recovery."
The police said Baraza should remain in custody as they are yet to record statements from witnesses and a comprehensive valuation report by a registered property valuer to determine the actual loss incurred by family.
“Noting the complexity of the pending investigations, I and my co-investigators project that it will take us about 14 working days to complete investigations into the matter,” DCI said.
