By VITALIS KIMUTAIMore by this AuthorFor over 40 years, she fought in vain to be allocated just one out 42 acres of the family land which she wanted to till and feed her children. This rural struggle for land ownership took place at their Kapchebo village in Bureti Consituency, Kericho County. In 1999, there was an attempt to kick her out of the family land because she was married, and as such, the family reasoned she should not inherit part of her father’s estate. I repeatedly thought of taking my own life to end the misery,” said Mrs Korir in an interview. Ms Karoney said the government will partner with various stakeholders on training of land officials in order to ensure that women land rights are entrenched while discharging service to the public.

Source: Daily Nation April 15, 2019 08:23 UTC