The government has asked a private investor in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County, to evict over 3,500 Kenyans on their 2,000-acre parcel of land. The construction of the fence had begun 10 years ago but stalled after KWS claimed that its workers were being attacked by the locals. A Kenya Wildlife Service officer on duty. The residents had taken KWS in court accusing the entity of encroaching on its land in the name of constructing the fence. They moved to court to seek permanent orders against the directive issued by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

Source: Daily Nation June 13, 2021 15:11 UTC