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Kericho, Kenya: Kericho county government has begun pursuing the British government to compensate members of the Kipsigis and Talai communities for land they allegedly lost due to forceful acquisition of land for tea plantations in colonial era.
Kericho governor Paul Chepkwony said he had instructed the procurement department to engage a lawyer of international repute to pursue the matter. The move comes after MCAs last week, approved a motion to compel the county’s administration to ask the British Government for compensation.
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