Develop or lose it: Ruling on idle land divides legal opinion

A recent decision by the Court of Appeal to deny a widow her land and give it to the original owner by way of adverse possession continues to cause anxiety among land owners.

But on the flipside, the decision by Appellate Judges Agnes Murgor and Daniel Musinga has raised the hopes of thousands of landless people who have been staying in idle land for more than 12 years, but are unaware that they can legally own the land by way of adverse possession.