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Decades old controversy surrounding 5,000 acre Ndabibi land

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Members of Mwana Mwireri farm in Ndabibi Naivasha visit a section of the 343 acres after a court ruled in their favor after a 25-year-old dispute. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The declaration by Naivasha MP Jane Kihara that President William Ruto owns 5,000 acres of land in Ndabibi which was part of the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) property has added a new twist to the over two-decade old controversy.

Several farmers' groups and private developers have over the years been embroiled in a row with ADC over land ownership which they purport to have purchased from the State agency.

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