7,500 families have been saved from mass evictions by Kenya Defence Forces 78 Battalion. A report by Nation on Sunday, May 16, indicated that KDF was stopped from carrying out further evictions on the 17,000-acre parcel of land located in Tigania East, Meru County. The freeze orders were issued by the Land and Environment Court in a case filed by 13 of the victims. "The suit land now serves as the breadbasket for the Northern frontier and a host of various National Government projects such as Lappset, Kenya Pipeline Refineries at Kisima and others," they added. Other respondents in the suit include the Chief of the Defence Forces, Tigania land settlement officer and the Attorney General.

Source: Daily Nation May 16, 2021 08:37 UTC