Why two groups of Kilifi squatters are in a tussle over prime seaside land

A section of some 50,000 residents living in Madzimbani-Matangoni settlement scheme, Mariakani in Kilifi county protested over a land tussle between them and an individual purported to own the entire land. [File, Standard]

A group of squatters in Mtwapa, Kilifi County, fear being dispossessed by another group that allegedly obtained a consent order from a Malindi court, allowing them to be allocated the land on the grounds of adverse possession.

However, the other group claims it has been excluded from the alleged deal despite living on the same land. They are calling on the government to intervene to prevent their eviction.