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Residents opposing the issuance of title deeds to beneficiaries of Mwea scheme land set ablaze a car belonging to retired District Commissioner Ireri Ndongo'ng'i. [Joseph Muchiri, Standard]
Dispute over the ownership of Mwea settlement scheme in Embu County reared its ugly head on Friday when five people were hacked with crude weapons as they visited their plots.
The victims including retired District Commissioner Ireri Ndong’ong’i who are recuperating at the Embu Level Five Teaching and Referral Hospital, epitomise the controversy over the expansive 44,000 acres scheme.
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