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Row over Kipsigis 'sacred' land county governments want to give Sikh community

The contested land is located in Ng’eny, Soin/Sigowet constituency in Kericho County [Courtesy, Google Maps]

Controversy is brewing over 55 acres of land the county government plans to give the Sikh community for construction of a university.

Local elders said the land located in Ng’eny, Soin/Sigowet constituency, is a sacred place for members of the Kipsigis community and must therefore be preserved.

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