Major court battles sparked by land leases

Lamu Woman Representative Shakila Abdalla (third left) leads a demonstration against a power company in the county. Battles are looming in the counties over expired land lease. [PHOTO: FILE]

Land leases have been a subject of protracted legal battles between communities, companies and individuals.

At the Supreme Court, the Narok and Migori County governments have been battling to wrest huge chunks of land from individuals and return them to public use in landmark cases likely to set precedents on public land leaseholds.