Why region near Mau is beset by perennial land rows, flare-ups

Penina Kamuren during a peace meeting at Neissuit in Njoro constituency to resolve clashes in the area. [Kipsang Joseph]

The recent wave of violence in Nessuit, Mariashoni and Ndoswa villages in the Eastern Mau Forest have brought to the fore the simmering tensions over land in Nakuru County.

The county has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of land rows that usually degenerate into ethnic conflicts.