Nakuru-Narok To kick-Off Demarcation Exercise In A Bid To Resolve Land Dispute

NAKURU,Kenya, Jan, 14 – In a bid to address the looming crisis over land in the areas bordering Nakuru and Narok county, Nakuru county government is set to initiate a demarcation process in the next 30 days.

The move is aimed at addressing the perennial land disputes that have been witnessed in the area as residents clash over resources.

Several residents are said to have lost their lives in Likia and Maella over the stalemate between different warring communities in recent years.

“We shall in 30 days engage surveyors from the two counties to put up beacons on the boundary of the two counties so as to resolve the perennial land disputes,” said Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui.

The National Land Commission and the Ministry of Land are expected to partake in the process.

The move comes days after a county Ad-Hoc committee on land made several recommendations on the Ng’ati farm which included re-engaging Kengen over the sale of the over 3,000 acres to the firm by former officials.

The power producer is currently drilling several geothermal wells on the contentious land.

“There was a problem on how the land was sold but we should not dwell on this but instead look at how this problem can be resolved fully,” he said.

Meanwhile the registrar of lands in Naivasha has been directed to institute changes on the ownership  of land which bears the names of four people as opposed to 601 who own the 4,00 acre piece of land.

The Chief Officer for Lands Judyleah Waihenya said that the advocate committee had identified eight grey areas on the Ng’ati land.

The recommendations by the taskforce are expected to be implemented soon with land officials citing COVID-19 as a reason for the delay.