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I bought and legally registered under my name 20 acres of land in Kajiado County more than 18 years ago. I never had intentions of immediately developing the property since I live near my workplace in Nairobi. However, two families moved in and constructed shanties, which I believed would guarantee security to my property – since I rarely visited the investment.
More families moved in, which I did not think would be an issue as I would request them to move out of my fenced property when I was ready to construct my farmhouse upon retirement. I was dumbfounded when I issued a notice to the squatters to move out last month and they ganged up against me arguing that the law gives them legal ownership over my property by virtue of living there for a long time. Is this true?
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