Colonial villages remain a sour remnant of colonisation

Residents of Kirichu colonial village in Nyeri County who claim to have been squatters since Kenya gained independence follows a proceedings during one of their meeting. PHOTO:KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD.

After more than 50 years of living in colonial villages in Central Kenya, thousands of families hope to finally receive title deeds for their homes.

The villages were set up by the British colonial government to house thousands of locals who were displaced from their prime agricultural land by the settlers.