Protest as NLC orders for a fresh adjudication of Kerio valley landResidents of Chepsigot in Kerio Valley demonstrate over allegation that wealthy individuals had grabbed Kapkomool community land[ PHOTO/KEVIN TUNOI]The National Land Commission has ordered a fresh land adjudication in Kerio Valley amid a mad rush for property ignited by oil prospecting.The vast semi-arid land is communally owned. In a gazette notice dated March 1, NLC revoked land adjudication conducted decades ago and sanctioned a fresh one covering thousands of acres for Lower Sego and Kapkomol clans. The commission declared that the previous adjudication was not done properly. According to Kimaru, some clan members who had migrated to other counties and highlands are determined to grab the land. However, some residents have welcomed fresh land adjudication.

Source: Standard Digital March 28, 2019 21:11 UTC