And on May 23, the three parties laying claim to the land met the Kisumu County Lands Management Board to broker a deal. The proposal, she said, came after the Nyangore squatters claimed ownership and vowed to reject new settlers. Updated Wed, August 10th 2016 at 13:56 GMT +3Governor Jack Ranguma has refused to help resettle 1,500 internally displaced persons. Mr Ranguma rejected a proposal by the County Lands Management Board that either the National Lands Commission (NLC) or the county government finds alternative land for resettlement of Thessalia and Jaber IDPs, saying the county government was not consulted before resolutions were arrived at. But they have been unable to move to the land due to hostility from current dwellers, the Nyangore squatters, who said they had lived there for over 40 years.

Source: Standard Digital August 10, 2016 10:52 UTC