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Narok, Migori counties in a dispute over 30,000 acres of land adjudicated before independence

Chairman of Lands Commission Mohamed Swazuri addressing the media on Isiolo land dispute where he met with the leaders from the affected communities. Looking on is Commission(NCIC) Chairman Francis Ole-Kaparo. ON 11/06/2018. [Photo: Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

A section of Maasai elders from the Uasin Gishu clan in Trans Mara sub-county want 10,000 acres of their land that was allegedly transferred to former Nyanza Province before independence to be returned.

This is after a group of elders and residents of Migori petitioned National Land Commission to assist them return more than 30,000 acre land in the former Olontare, Keiyan, Sikawa and Oldanyati group ranches in Trans Mara.

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