No more courts, landowners and squatters now go for mediation

A section of residents in Madzimbani-Matangoni settlement scheme, Mariakani in Kilifi County protesting over land row with a private developer. [Robert Menza, Standard]

Landowners and squatters in Kilifi County have resorted to Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADRM) to resolve decades-long land disputes mediated by the area government.

Landowners agreed to the mediation process claim that the time spent in court has deprived them of a chance of any meaningful business on their land. Squatters have complained of delayed justice and interference by politicians and wealthy investors with interests in the disputed property.