Intrigues behind the Sh20 billion investment in Yala Swamp

An abandoned structure formerly owned by Dominion Farms at the Yala Swamp. [File,Standard]

As Siaya County prepares to host its first International Investment Conference next month, a long-standing dispute over Yala Swamp threatens to overshadow the event.

The swamp, which is Kenya's largest freshwater wetland, has become the focus of competing interests between conservationists, investors and local communities.