Land dispute Stories
In his March 24, 1997 Will, Robson—who died on August 8, 2012—appointed lawyer Guy Spencer Elms and Sean Battye as executors, but Battye later stepped...
They were looted in 1897 when British forces led by Sir Henry Rawson invaded the Benin Kingdom, now part of southern Nigeria, and exiled its monarch,...
Kenyans have until June 30 to submit their views on the proposed Dispute Resolution Bill, 2025.
Justin Ndayishimiye, a local Member of Parliament and former coordinator of artisanal mining in Rubaya, attributed the tragedy to the unregulated and...
The statements followed widespread outrage after a police officer was captured on video shooting a protester at close range during a demonstration cal...
The DRM strategy seeks to minimise the loss of lives and livelihoods while promoting sustainable development by providing clear guidelines for mitigat...
Mudavadi emphasised the importance of keeping the global community engaged in Somalia's peace process, especially as ATMIS draws down its forces and t...
The fishermen were arrested by Puntland security forces on May 14, 2025, near Ras Asir, after the local coast guard intercepted their vessel. Official...
For some communities, the process can prove to be quite expensive as it requires all members to come together and express interest in having the land...
During an inspection visit to Mombasa, the committee learned that two court cases and a lack of funds have disrupted progress on the 11.9km project, j...
Residents living on the disputed 34-acre part of Ngong Forest will not be evicted, Environment Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa has confirmed.
According to President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Ethiopia sent a delegation requesting the creation of a corridor from its border to the port, along with r...
The land, measuring approximately 1.310 hectares, is alleged to be valued at Sh10 million.
The charges relate to events in 2005 when Kimunya allegedly oversaw the allocation of 25 acres of public land to Midlands Ltd, valued at about Sh60 mi...
Besides directing auctioneers to begin recovery, City Hall has secured court orders to support the process and formally requested the Ministry of Land...
The Senate committee warned that the illegal occupation of research land, coupled with budget cuts targeting the agricultural sector, pose a serious t...
According to the court documents, the two are expected to plead to four counts of obtaining registration by false pretences, forgery and presenting fo...
Kerich lamented that only 20 per cent of Nairobi landowners pay their land rates, even as all residents expect uniform service delivery from the count...
The move follows a nationwide outcry for redress over land displacements dating back to the 1980s.
The House committee expressed concern over KCAA’s slow response in securing its assets and questioned why court injunctions had not been obtained soon...
Sakaja also revealed that residents living in council houses without paying land rates for more than 10 years had been evicted, saying the city had lo...
President Abdirahman described Odinga as "an esteemed statesman and one of the dearest friends of Somaliland".
The Senate Committee on Lands decried that residents have been displaced since the 2007/2008 post-election violence and continue to live in makeshift...
The visit by President Abdirahman was marked by a renewed push for stronger ties between the two sides, despite diplomatic complications over the stat...
The Attorney General said the legal audit conducted by her office showed that the government is either a principal or interested party in all the 10,5...
Somaliland’s mission in Nairobi serves as its representation office in Kenya, with its key roles including trade and investment, consular services, po...
The workers, who marched through the area singing protest songs, said they had grown frustrated by what they described as targeted efforts to shut dow...
The activists condemned what they termed a long-standing illegal occupation of state land by powerful individuals.
This comes amid heightened sensitivities between Nairobi and Mogadishu over Kenya's evolving relationship with Somaliland—a breakaway region that decl...
In a quiet but telling passage, the statement notes Nairobi's intention to "maintain contact and relations with sub-national entities in Somalia, incl...
