The National Land Commission (NLC) held sittings in Nandi County on Thursday to address 40 claims of historical land injustices meted out to the local community.
Commissioners Emma Njogu ,Clement Lenchuru and Samuel Tororei led NLC officials during the hearings at Kapsabet Bible College, where families presented grievances over varied land issues.
“We received 400 claims countrywide touching on historical land injustices and 10 per cent of the issues are originating from Nandi County,” said Lenchuru.
Residents are laying claim to large-scale tea and sugarcane estates, including Savani, Chemelil and Muhoroni companies, saying families were displaced to create room for cultivation.
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